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#EA42EA

#ea42ea ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ea42ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.2733

Complementary

  1. #ea42ea
  2. #42ea42

Split complementary

  1. #ea42ea
  2. #96ea42
  3. #42ea96

Analogous

  1. #9642ea
  2. #ea42ea
  3. #ea4296

Triadic

  1. #ea42ea
  2. #eaea42
  3. #42eaea

Tetradic

  1. #ea42ea
  2. #ea4242
  3. #42ea42
  4. #42eaea

Square

  1. #ea42ea
  2. #ea9642
  3. #42ea42
  4. #4296ea

Monochromatic

  1. #840f84
  2. #c916c9
  3. #ea42ea
  4. #f287f2
  5. #f9ccf9

Shades

#ea42ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea42ea
  2. #d33bd3
  3. #bb35bb
  4. #a42ea4
  5. #8c288c
  6. #752175
  7. #5e1a5e
  8. #461446
  9. #2f0d2f
  10. #170717
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea42ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea42ea
  2. #ec55ec
  3. #ee68ee
  4. #f07bf0
  5. #f28ef2
  6. #f5a1f5
  7. #f7b3f7
  8. #f9c6f9
  9. #fbd9fb
  10. #fdecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea42ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea42ea
  2. #df48df
  3. #d54ed5
  4. #ca55ca
  5. #c05bc0
  6. #b561b5
  7. #aa67aa
  8. #a06da0
  9. #957495
  10. #8b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba77ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2081ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7096e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f15c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d6ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af7de7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee53bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea42ea {
  color: #ea42ea;
}
Background
.bg-ea42ea {
  background-color: #ea42ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea42ea {
  border: 2px solid #ea42ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea42ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 66 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea42ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea42ea, #ea4296);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea42ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 66 234 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 3.56 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 3.56 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.71 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.73 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.83 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.75 #15bd15 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#ea42ea  rgb(234, 66, 234)  hsl(300, 80%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#42ea42  rgb(66, 234, 66)  hsl(120, 80%, 59%)  Malachite
#eaea42  rgb(234, 234, 66)  hsl(60, 80%, 59%)  Icterine
#42eaea  rgb(66, 234, 234)  hsl(180, 80%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise