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Fuchsia Color

#ff00ff

Fuchsia Color

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An alias for magenta, named after the fuchsia flower, itself named after 16th-century botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-500 #e12afb · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ff00ff

RGB

rgb(255, 0, 255)

HSL

hsl(300, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 100%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(60.32, 98.23, -60.82)

LCH

lch(60.32, 115.53, 328.24)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.3225, 328.36)

HWB

hwb(300, 0%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00ff00

Analogous

#8000ff

#ff00ff

#ff0080

Triadic

#ff00ff

#ffff00

#00ffff

Split-complementary

#ff00ff

#80ff00

#00ff80

Tetradic

#ff00ff

#ff0000

#00ff00

#00ffff

Square

#ff00ff

#ff8000

#00ff00

#0080ff

Shades

Fuchsia Color mixed toward black.

#d500d5

#aa00aa

#800080

#550055

#2a002a

Tints

Fuchsia Color mixed toward white.

#ff2aff

#ff55ff

#ff80ff

#ffaaff

#ffd5ff

Tones

Fuchsia Color mixed toward gray.

#ea15ea

#d52ad5

#bf40bf

#aa55aa

#956a95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c5e2 · ΔE 31.7

Deuteranopia

#cfdada · ΔE 27.8

Tritanopia

#f9c6c0 · ΔE 36.3

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 32.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff00ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff00ff]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

Fuchsia (#ff00ff) is rgb(255, 0, 255) in RGB.

Yes, #ff00ff is one of the 216 web-safe colors — every channel is a multiple of 51.

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