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#E42DED

#e42ded ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e42ded is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 17.65% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.8% cyan, 81.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 297.19°, with 84.21% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.2449

Complementary

  1. #e42ded
  2. #36ed2d

Split complementary

  1. #e42ded
  2. #96ed2d
  3. #2ded84

Analogous

  1. #842ded
  2. #e42ded
  3. #ed2d96

Triadic

  1. #e42ded
  2. #ede42d
  3. #2dede4

Tetradic

  1. #e42ded
  2. #ed2d36
  3. #36ed2d
  4. #2dede4

Square

  1. #e42ded
  2. #ed842d
  3. #36ed2d
  4. #2d96ed

Monochromatic

  1. #720a77
  2. #b510bd
  3. #e42ded
  4. #ed73f3
  5. #f6baf9

Shades

#e42ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e42ded
  2. #cd29d5
  3. #b624be
  4. #a020a6
  5. #891b8e
  6. #721777
  7. #5b125f
  8. #440e47
  9. #2e092f
  10. #170518
  11. #000000

Tints

#e42ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e42ded
  2. #e742ef
  3. #e957f1
  4. #ec6cf2
  5. #ef81f4
  6. #f296f6
  7. #f4abf8
  8. #f7c0fa
  9. #fad5fb
  10. #fceafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e42ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e42ded
  2. #da35e2
  3. #d03ed7
  4. #c646cc
  5. #bc4ec1
  6. #b257b7
  7. #a85fac
  8. #9e67a1
  9. #946f96
  10. #8a788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46eb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f8fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea5490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9364f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a674ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e747bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e42ded {
  color: #e42ded;
}
Background
.bg-e42ded {
  background-color: #e42ded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e42ded {
  border: 2px solid #e42ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e42ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 45 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e42ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e42ded, #ed2d96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e42ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 45 237 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 4.13 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 4.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.85 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.84 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.73 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.85 #1bd212 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#e42ded  rgb(228, 45, 237)  hsl(297, 84%, 55%)  Fuchsia
#36ed2d  rgb(54, 237, 45)  hsl(117, 84%, 55%)  Lime
#ede42d  rgb(237, 228, 45)  hsl(57, 84%, 55%)  Dandelion
#2dede4  rgb(45, 237, 228)  hsl(177, 84%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise