PINK

Magenta

#FF00FF

Conversions

HEX#FF00FF

RGBrgb(255, 0, 255)

HSLhsl(300, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(300, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 0%)

Copy CSS

color: #ff00ff;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(255, 0, 255);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(300, 100%, 50%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.14 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.10 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

Complementary
#00FF00

Triadic
#FFFF00

Triadic
#00FFFF

About Magenta

Magenta is the hex color #FF00FF, which translates to rgb(255, 0, 255) in RGB and hsl(300, 100%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 300 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.323 is high, so Magenta is one of the more vivid pink tones here and is easy to overuse at large sizes.

How Magenta compares

Magenta is exactly the CSS keyword fuchsia, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is fuchsia-500 (#E12AFB), at a distance of 11.3. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Dark Violet at 31.6. Sorted by lightness, Magenta is number 7 of the 27 pink colors here.

Text on Magenta

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Magenta, led by Ink black at 6.10:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Magenta already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Magenta. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.14:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.10:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.29:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Magenta

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Magenta for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Magenta

Format	Value
HEX	#FF00FF
RGB	rgb(255, 0, 255)
HSL	hsl(300, 100%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(300, 100%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.17% 0.3225 328.36)
CIELAB	lab(60.32 98.23 -60.82)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.