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#E500FF

#e500ff ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e500ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.2% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 293.88°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.2388

Complementary

  1. #e500ff
  2. #1aff00

Split complementary

  1. #e500ff
  2. #9aff00
  3. #00ff65

Analogous

  1. #6500ff
  2. #e500ff
  3. #ff009a

Triadic

  1. #e500ff
  2. #ffe500
  3. #00ffe5

Tetradic

  1. #e500ff
  2. #ff001a
  3. #1aff00
  4. #00ffe5

Square

  1. #e500ff
  2. #ff6500
  3. #1aff00
  4. #009aff

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0066
  2. #a000b3
  3. #e500ff
  4. #ed4dff
  5. #f599ff

Shades

#e500ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e500ff
  2. #ce00e6
  3. #b700cc
  4. #a000b3
  5. #890099
  6. #730080
  7. #5c0066
  8. #45004d
  9. #2e0033
  10. #17001a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e500ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e500ff
  2. #e81aff
  3. #ea33ff
  4. #ed4dff
  5. #ef66ff
  6. #f280ff
  7. #f599ff
  8. #f7b3ff
  9. #faccff
  10. #fce6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e500ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e500ff
  2. #db0df2
  3. #d11ae6
  4. #c726d9
  5. #bd33cc
  6. #b340c0
  7. #a84db3
  8. #9e5aa6
  9. #946699
  10. #8a738d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46ac3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #458dfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e85397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c5fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06ffc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e740c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e500ff {
  color: #e500ff;
}
Background
.bg-e500ff {
  background-color: #e500ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e500ff {
  border: 2px solid #e500ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e500ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 0 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e500ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e500ff, #ff009a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e500ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 0 255 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 4.76 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 4.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.12 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.69 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.98 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 12.01 #1aff00 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#e500ff  rgb(229, 0, 255)  hsl(294, 100%, 50%)  Fuchsia
#1aff00  rgb(26, 255, 0)  hsl(114, 100%, 50%)  Lime
#ffe500  rgb(255, 229, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 50%)  Golden Yellow
#00ffe5  rgb(0, 255, 229)  hsl(174, 100%, 50%)  Turquoise Blue