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#ED42E4

#ed42e4 ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ed42e4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 25.88% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.15% magenta, 3.8% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 303.16°, with 82.61% saturation and 59.41% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.275

Complementary

  1. #ed42e4
  2. #42ed4b

Split complementary

  1. #ed42e4
  2. #8eed42
  3. #42eda1

Analogous

  1. #a142ed
  2. #ed42e4
  3. #ed428e

Triadic

  1. #ed42e4
  2. #e4ed42
  3. #42e4ed

Tetradic

  1. #ed42e4
  2. #ed4b42
  3. #42ed4b
  4. #42e4ed

Square

  1. #ed42e4
  2. #eda142
  3. #42ed4b
  4. #428eed

Monochromatic

  1. #890d82
  2. #cf14c5
  3. #ed42e4
  4. #f488ee
  5. #facef8

Shades

#ed42e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ed42e4
  2. #d53bcd
  3. #be35b6
  4. #a62ea0
  5. #8e2889
  6. #772172
  7. #5f1a5b
  8. #471444
  9. #2f0d2e
  10. #180717
  11. #000000

Tints

#ed42e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ed42e4
  2. #ef55e7
  3. #f168e9
  4. #f27bec
  5. #f48eef
  6. #f6a1f2
  7. #f8b3f4
  8. #fac6f7
  9. #fbd9fa
  10. #fdecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ed42e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ed42e4
  2. #e248da
  3. #d74ed0
  4. #cc55c6
  5. #c15bbc
  6. #b761b2
  7. #ac67a8
  8. #a16d9e
  9. #967494
  10. #8b7a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc78b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e80e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7697e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f65990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a16de7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b27ee2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f250b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ed42e4 {
  color: #ed42e4;
}
Background
.bg-ed42e4 {
  background-color: #ed42e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ed42e4 {
  border: 2px solid #ed42e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ed42e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 66 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ed42e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed42e4, #ed428e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ed42e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 66 228 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 4.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 4.01 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.74 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.17 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.26 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 9.26 #12bd1b Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#ed42e4  rgb(237, 66, 228)  hsl(303, 83%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#42ed4b  rgb(66, 237, 75)  hsl(123, 83%, 59%)  Malachite
#e4ed42  rgb(228, 237, 66)  hsl(63, 83%, 59%)  Pear
#42e4ed  rgb(66, 228, 237)  hsl(183, 83%, 59%)  Electric Blue