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#E500EE

#e500ee ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e500ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 0% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.78% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 297.73°, with 100% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.2283

Complementary

  1. #e500ee
  2. #09ee00

Split complementary

  1. #e500ee
  2. #80ee00
  3. #00ee6e

Analogous

  1. #6e00ee
  2. #e500ee
  3. #ee0080

Triadic

  1. #e500ee
  2. #eee500
  3. #00eee5

Tetradic

  1. #e500ee
  2. #ee0009
  3. #09ee00
  4. #00eee5

Square

  1. #e500ee
  2. #ee6e00
  3. #09ee00
  4. #0080ee

Monochromatic

  1. #520055
  2. #9b00a2
  3. #e500ee
  4. #f83cff
  5. #fa88ff

Shades

#e500ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e500ee
  2. #ce00d6
  3. #b700be
  4. #a000a7
  5. #89008f
  6. #730077
  7. #5c005f
  8. #450047
  9. #2e0030
  10. #170018
  11. #000000

Tints

#e500ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e500ee
  2. #e81af0
  3. #ea33f1
  4. #ed4df3
  5. #ef66f5
  6. #f280f7
  7. #f599f8
  8. #f7b3fa
  9. #faccfc
  10. #fce6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e500ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e500ee
  2. #db0de3
  3. #d11ad8
  4. #c726cd
  5. #bd33c2
  6. #b340b7
  7. #a84dac
  8. #9e5aa1
  9. #946696
  10. #8a738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b367b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #568bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb488c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #905bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a46eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e937bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e500ee {
  color: #e500ee;
}
Background
.bg-e500ee {
  background-color: #e500ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e500ee {
  border: 2px solid #e500ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e500ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 0 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e500ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e500ee, #ee0080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e500ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 0 238 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 5.12 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 5.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.60 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.95 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.53 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.70 #1aff11 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#e500ee  rgb(229, 0, 238)  hsl(298, 100%, 47%)  Fuchsia
#09ee00  rgb(9, 238, 0)  hsl(118, 100%, 47%)  Lime
#eee500  rgb(238, 229, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 47%)  Titanium Yellow
#00eee5  rgb(0, 238, 229)  hsl(178, 100%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise