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#EA42E2

#ea42e2 ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ea42e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 25.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 3.42% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 302.86°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.2688

Complementary

  1. #ea42e2
  2. #42ea4a

Split complementary

  1. #ea42e2
  2. #8eea42
  3. #42ea9e

Analogous

  1. #9e42ea
  2. #ea42e2
  3. #ea428e

Triadic

  1. #ea42e2
  2. #e2ea42
  3. #42e2ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea42e2
  2. #ea4a42
  3. #42ea4a
  4. #42e2ea

Square

  1. #ea42e2
  2. #ea9e42
  3. #42ea4a
  4. #428eea

Monochromatic

  1. #840f7f
  2. #c916c1
  3. #ea42e2
  4. #f287ed
  5. #f9ccf7

Shades

#ea42e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea42e2
  2. #d33bcb
  3. #bb35b5
  4. #a42e9e
  5. #8c2888
  6. #752171
  7. #5e1a5a
  8. #461444
  9. #2f0d2d
  10. #170717
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea42e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea42e2
  2. #ec55e5
  3. #ee68e8
  4. #f07beb
  5. #f28eee
  6. #f5a1f1
  7. #f7b3f3
  8. #f9c6f6
  9. #fbd9f9
  10. #fdecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea42e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea42e2
  2. #df48d8
  3. #d54ece
  4. #ca55c5
  5. #c05bbb
  6. #b561b1
  7. #aa67a7
  8. #a06d9d
  9. #957494
  10. #8b7a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba77b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e7fe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7496de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3588f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f6ce5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b07de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef50b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea42e2 {
  color: #ea42e2;
}
Background
.bg-ea42e2 {
  background-color: #ea42e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea42e2 {
  border: 2px solid #ea42e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea42e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 66 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea42e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea42e2, #ea428e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea42e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 66 226 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 4.28 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 4.28 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.68 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.70 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.48 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.55 #15bd1d Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#ea42e2  rgb(234, 66, 226)  hsl(303, 80%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#42ea4a  rgb(66, 234, 74)  hsl(123, 80%, 59%)  Malachite
#e2ea42  rgb(226, 234, 66)  hsl(63, 80%, 59%)  Pear
#42e2ea  rgb(66, 226, 234)  hsl(183, 80%, 59%)  Dark Turquoise