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#FE42E3

#fe42e3 ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#fe42e3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 25.88% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.02% magenta, 10.63% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 308.62°, with 98.95% saturation and 62.75% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.3051

Complementary

  1. #fe42e3
  2. #42fe5d

Split complementary

  1. #fe42e3
  2. #85fe42
  3. #42febb

Analogous

  1. #bb42fe
  2. #fe42e3
  3. #fe4285

Triadic

  1. #fe42e3
  2. #e3fe42
  3. #42e3fe

Tetradic

  1. #fe42e3
  2. #fe5d42
  3. #42fe5d
  4. #42e3fe

Square

  1. #fe42e3
  2. #febb42
  3. #42fe5d
  4. #4285fe

Monochromatic

  1. #a6018e
  2. #f201d0
  3. #fe42e3
  4. #fe8eee
  5. #ffdafa

Shades

#fe42e3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fe42e3
  2. #e53bcc
  3. #cb35b6
  4. #b22e9f
  5. #982888
  6. #7f2172
  7. #661a5b
  8. #4c1444
  9. #330d2d
  10. #190717
  11. #000000

Tints

#fe42e3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fe42e3
  2. #fe55e6
  3. #fe68e9
  4. #fe7beb
  5. #fe8eee
  6. #ffa1f1
  7. #ffb3f4
  8. #ffc6f7
  9. #ffd9f9
  10. #ffecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fe42e3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fe42e3
  2. #f148d9
  3. #e54ecf
  4. #d855c5
  5. #cc5bbb
  6. #bf61b2
  7. #b267a8
  8. #a66d9e
  9. #997494
  10. #8d7a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c87dba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4084e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85a0df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff538f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af70e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c284e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff4db7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fe42e3 {
  color: #fe42e3;
}
Background
.bg-fe42e3 {
  background-color: #fe42e3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fe42e3 {
  border: 2px solid #fe42e3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fe42e3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 66 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 99% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fe42e3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fe42e3, #fe4285);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fe42e3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 66 227 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 5.05 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 5.05 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.26 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.87 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.96 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.11 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.73 #01bd1c Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#fe42e3  rgb(254, 66, 227)  hsl(309, 99%, 63%)  Fuchsia
#42fe5d  rgb(66, 254, 93)  hsl(129, 99%, 63%)  Spring Green
#e3fe42  rgb(227, 254, 66)  hsl(69, 99%, 63%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#42e3fe  rgb(66, 227, 254)  hsl(189, 99%, 63%)  Electric Blue