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#E511EF

#e511ef ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#e511ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 6.67% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.18% cyan, 92.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 297.3°, with 87.4% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.2329

Complementary

  1. #e511ef
  2. #1bef11

Split complementary

  1. #e511ef
  2. #8aef11
  3. #11ef76

Analogous

  1. #7611ef
  2. #e511ef
  3. #ef118a

Triadic

  1. #e511ef
  2. #efe511
  3. #11efe5

Tetradic

  1. #e511ef
  2. #ef111b
  3. #1bef11
  4. #11efe5

Square

  1. #e511ef
  2. #ef7611
  3. #1bef11
  4. #118aef

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0661
  2. #a10ba8
  3. #e511ef
  4. #ed59f4
  5. #f5a0f9

Shades

#e511ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e511ef
  2. #ce0fd7
  3. #b70ebf
  4. #a00ca7
  5. #890a8f
  6. #730978
  7. #5c0760
  8. #450548
  9. #2e0330
  10. #170218
  11. #000000

Tints

#e511ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e511ef
  2. #e829f1
  3. #ea41f2
  4. #ed58f4
  5. #ef70f5
  6. #f288f7
  7. #f5a0f9
  8. #f7b8fa
  9. #facffc
  10. #fce7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e511ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e511ef
  2. #db1ce4
  3. #d127d9
  4. #c732ce
  5. #bd3dc3
  6. #b349b8
  7. #a854ac
  8. #9e5fa1
  9. #946a96
  10. #8a758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b369b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb4b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915df2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a470ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e83cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e511ef {
  color: #e511ef;
}
Background
.bg-e511ef {
  background-color: #e511ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e511ef {
  border: 2px solid #e511ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e511ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 17 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e511ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e511ef, #ef118a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e511ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 17 239 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 4.75 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 4.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.34 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.83 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.93 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.14 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.21 #1aee10 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#e511ef  rgb(229, 17, 239)  hsl(297, 87%, 50%)  Fuchsia
#1bef11  rgb(27, 239, 17)  hsl(117, 87%, 50%)  Lime
#efe511  rgb(239, 229, 17)  hsl(57, 87%, 50%)  Titanium Yellow
#11efe5  rgb(17, 239, 229)  hsl(177, 87%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise