About Fuchsia Color and Meaning
Fuchsia is a purplish red or purplish pink color. In the RGB color model, the Fuchsia is the same as the color Magenta having the hex color code of FF00FF. It is made up of equal amounts of Red and Blue light. In CMYK color space, Magenta (also called process or pigment Magenta) is more reddish compared to Fuchsia. The color Fuchsia represents the flower of the Fuchsia plant. The Fuchsia plant is named after 16th-century German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.
Fuchsia color psychology, emotion, and symbol
Fuchsia color is a symbol of love and valentine. It represents confidence, maturity, and certainty. Because of its pinkish shade, Fuchsia is also considered a feminine color.Fuchsia color names in other languages:
| Spanish | Fucsia |
| French | Fuchsia |
| Portuguese | fúcsia |
| German | Fuchsie |
What color is Fuchsia?
Fuchsia color belongs to the Magenta color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Fuchsia is #FF00FF, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 0, 255).
In the RGB color model, Fuchsia has a red value of 255, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 255. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 300° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Fuchsia has a hue of 300° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Fuchsia is cool or warm?
The color Fuchsia is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Fuchsia? (For interior and product design)
Fuchsia has an LRV of nearly 28.5. By LRV value, it is a medium color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 28.5 of Fuchsia with dark and light color
Is Fuchsia Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Fuchsia meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Fuchsia color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #FF00FF
- Red
- FF
- Green
- 00
- Blue
- FF
- Red
- 255 (100.0%)
- Green
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 255 (100.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 0.00%
- Hue
- 300°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 50.00 %
- Hue
- 300°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 100.00 %
- Red
- 79 (30.9%)
- Yellow
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 120 (46.9%)
- Hue
- 300°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 0.00 %
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- X
- 59.29
- Y
- 28.48
- Z
- 96.98
- Y1
- 28.48
- X
- 0.32
- Y2
- 0.15
- L
- 60.32
- A
- 98.25
- B
- -60.84
- L
- 60.32
- C
- 115.57
- H
- 328.23
- L
- 60.32
- U
- 84.07
- V
- -108.71
- L
- 53.37
- A
- 104.92
- B
- -70.39
- LRV
- ~ 28.5 %
- Munsell Color System
- 9P 5.9/26.4
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Fuchsia
These are the named colors closest to Fuchsia , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Paint similar to Fuchsia
These are the real paint colors closest to Fuchsia from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Fuchsia once it is on a wall.
Behr
Fuchsia color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Fuchsia to Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Fuchsia color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Fuchsia to Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
Fuchsia color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Fuchsia to Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Fuchsia color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Fuchsia to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Fuchsia color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Fuchsia to Sherwin Williams
PPG Paints
Fuchsia color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Fuchsia to PPG Paints
Farrow & Ball
Fuchsia color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Fuchsia to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Fuchsia - #FF00FF color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Fuchsia - #FF00FF?
Color that best contrast with Fuchsia - #FF00FF is #00FF00, color name is Green. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Fuchsia - #FF00FF?
Complementary or Opposite color for Fuchsia - #FF00FF is #00FF00, color name is Green.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Fuchsia - #FF00FF Color Images and Patterns
