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#E409ED

#e409ed ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e409ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 3.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.8% cyan, 96.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 297.63°, with 92.68% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.228

Complementary

  1. #e409ed
  2. #12ed09

Split complementary

  1. #e409ed
  2. #84ed09
  3. #09ed72

Analogous

  1. #7209ed
  2. #e409ed
  3. #ed0984

Triadic

  1. #e409ed
  2. #ede409
  3. #09ede4

Tetradic

  1. #e409ed
  2. #ed0912
  3. #12ed09
  4. #09ede4

Square

  1. #e409ed
  2. #ed7209
  3. #12ed09
  4. #0984ed

Monochromatic

  1. #56035a
  2. #9d06a3
  3. #e409ed
  4. #f14af8
  5. #f794fb

Shades

#e409ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e409ed
  2. #cd08d5
  3. #b607be
  4. #a006a6
  5. #89058e
  6. #720577
  7. #5b045f
  8. #440347
  9. #2e022f
  10. #170118
  11. #000000

Tints

#e409ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e409ed
  2. #e722ef
  3. #e93af1
  4. #ec53f2
  5. #ef6bf4
  6. #f284f6
  7. #f49df8
  8. #f7b5fa
  9. #facefb
  10. #fce6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e409ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e409ed
  2. #da15e2
  3. #d021d7
  4. #c62dcc
  5. #bc39c1
  6. #b245b7
  7. #a850ac
  8. #9e5ca1
  9. #946896
  10. #8a748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b268b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea498c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #905cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a36eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e839bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e409ed {
  color: #e409ed;
}
Background
.bg-e409ed {
  background-color: #e409ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e409ed {
  border: 2px solid #e409ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e409ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 9 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e409ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e409ed, #ed0984);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e409ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 9 237 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 5.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 5.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.60 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.91 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.42 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.63 #1bf612 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#e409ed  rgb(228, 9, 237)  hsl(298, 93%, 48%)  Fuchsia
#12ed09  rgb(18, 237, 9)  hsl(118, 93%, 48%)  Lime
#ede409  rgb(237, 228, 9)  hsl(58, 93%, 48%)  Titanium Yellow
#09ede4  rgb(9, 237, 228)  hsl(178, 93%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise