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#E538DC

#e538dc ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e538dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 21.96% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.55% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 303.12°, with 76.89% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.2465

Complementary

  1. #e538dc
  2. #38e541

Split complementary

  1. #e538dc
  2. #85e538
  3. #38e597

Analogous

  1. #9738e5
  2. #e538dc
  3. #e53885

Triadic

  1. #e538dc
  2. #dce538
  3. #38dce5

Tetradic

  1. #e538dc
  2. #e54138
  3. #38e541
  4. #38dce5

Square

  1. #e538dc
  2. #e59738
  3. #38e541
  4. #3885e5

Monochromatic

  1. #750f6f
  2. #b818b0
  3. #e538dc
  4. #ee7ce8
  5. #f7bff4

Shades

#e538dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e538dc
  2. #ce32c6
  3. #b72db0
  4. #a0279a
  5. #892284
  6. #731c6e
  7. #5c1658
  8. #451142
  9. #2e0b2c
  10. #170616
  11. #000000

Tints

#e538dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e538dc
  2. #e84ce0
  3. #ea60e3
  4. #ed74e7
  5. #ef88ea
  6. #f29cee
  7. #f5aff1
  8. #f7c3f5
  9. #fad7f8
  10. #fcebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e538dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e538dc
  2. #db3fd3
  3. #d146ca
  4. #c74ec0
  5. #bd55b7
  6. #b35cae
  7. #a863a5
  8. #9e6a9c
  9. #947292
  10. #8a7989
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b571b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2079e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f90d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee5089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a65df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab77da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea48b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e538dc {
  color: #e538dc;
}
Background
.bg-e538dc {
  background-color: #e538dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e538dc {
  border: 2px solid #e538dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e538dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 56 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 77% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e538dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e538dc, #e53885);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e538dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 56 220 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 5.10 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 5.10 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.86 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.26 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.81 #1ac723 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#e538dc  rgb(229, 56, 220)  hsl(303, 77%, 56%)  Fuchsia
#38e541  rgb(56, 229, 65)  hsl(123, 77%, 56%)  Malachite
#dce538  rgb(220, 229, 56)  hsl(63, 77%, 56%)  Pear
#38dce5  rgb(56, 220, 229)  hsl(183, 77%, 56%)  Dark Turquoise