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#E40AEA

#e40aea ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e40aea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 3.92% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.56% cyan, 95.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 298.39°, with 91.8% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.2265

Complementary

  1. #e40aea
  2. #10ea0a

Split complementary

  1. #e40aea
  2. #80ea0a
  3. #0aea74

Analogous

  1. #740aea
  2. #e40aea
  3. #ea0a80

Triadic

  1. #e40aea
  2. #eae40a
  3. #0aeae4

Tetradic

  1. #e40aea
  2. #ea0a10
  3. #10ea0a
  4. #0aeae4

Square

  1. #e40aea
  2. #ea740a
  3. #10ea0a
  4. #0a80ea

Monochromatic

  1. #550457
  2. #9c07a1
  3. #e40aea
  4. #f349f7
  5. #f893fa

Shades

#e40aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e40aea
  2. #cd09d3
  3. #b608bb
  4. #a007a4
  5. #89068c
  6. #720575
  7. #5b045e
  8. #440346
  9. #2e022f
  10. #170117
  11. #000000

Tints

#e40aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e40aea
  2. #e723ec
  3. #e93bee
  4. #ec54f0
  5. #ef6cf2
  6. #f285f5
  7. #f49df7
  8. #f7b6f9
  9. #facefb
  10. #fce7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e40aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e40aea
  2. #da16df
  3. #d022d5
  4. #c62dca
  5. #bc39c0
  6. #b245b5
  7. #a851aa
  8. #9e5da0
  9. #946895
  10. #8a748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b268b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #598be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea478a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a46ee7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e838b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e40aea {
  color: #e40aea;
}
Background
.bg-e40aea {
  background-color: #e40aea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e40aea {
  border: 2px solid #e40aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e40aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 10 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e40aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e40aea, #ea0a80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e40aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 10 234 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 5.32 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 5.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.78 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.59 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.34 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.78 #1bf515 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#e40aea  rgb(228, 10, 234)  hsl(298, 92%, 48%)  Fuchsia
#10ea0a  rgb(16, 234, 10)  hsl(118, 92%, 48%)  Lime
#eae40a  rgb(234, 228, 10)  hsl(58, 92%, 48%)  Titanium Yellow
#0aeae4  rgb(10, 234, 228)  hsl(178, 92%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise