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#E42EEF

#e42eef ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e42eef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 18.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.6% cyan, 80.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 296.58°, with 85.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.2468

Complementary

  1. #e42eef
  2. #39ef2e

Split complementary

  1. #e42eef
  2. #99ef2e
  3. #2eef83

Analogous

  1. #832eef
  2. #e42eef
  3. #ef2e99

Triadic

  1. #e42eef
  2. #efe42e
  3. #2eefe4

Tetradic

  1. #e42eef
  2. #ef2e39
  3. #39ef2e
  4. #2eefe4

Square

  1. #e42eef
  2. #ef832e
  3. #39ef2e
  4. #2e99ef

Monochromatic

  1. #74097b
  2. #b70fc2
  3. #e42eef
  4. #ed75f4
  5. #f6bcfa

Shades

#e42eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e42eef
  2. #cd29d7
  3. #b625bf
  4. #a020a7
  5. #891c8f
  6. #721778
  7. #5b1260
  8. #440e48
  9. #2e0930
  10. #170518
  11. #000000

Tints

#e42eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e42eef
  2. #e743f1
  3. #e958f2
  4. #ec6df4
  5. #ef82f5
  6. #f297f7
  7. #f4abf9
  8. #f7c0fa
  9. #fad5fc
  10. #fceafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e42eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e42eef
  2. #da36e4
  3. #d03ed9
  4. #c647ce
  5. #bc4fc3
  6. #b257b8
  7. #a85fac
  8. #9e67a1
  9. #947096
  10. #8a788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46fba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e8feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e95691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9364f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a575ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e749be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e42eef {
  color: #e42eef;
}
Background
.bg-e42eef {
  background-color: #e42eef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e42eef {
  border: 2px solid #e42eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e42eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 46 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e42eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e42eef, #ef2e99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e42eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 46 239 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 4.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 4.01 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.91 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.81 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.66 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.73 #1bd110 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#e42eef  rgb(228, 46, 239)  hsl(297, 86%, 56%)  Fuchsia
#39ef2e  rgb(57, 239, 46)  hsl(117, 86%, 56%)  Neon Green
#efe42e  rgb(239, 228, 46)  hsl(57, 86%, 56%)  Dandelion
#2eefe4  rgb(46, 239, 228)  hsl(177, 86%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise