Magenta - 04/22/1992
Magenta is the Color of the Day for 04/22/1992. Magenta has a hex value of #FF00FF. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 255, Green: 0, and Blue: 255
Color Spaces of Magenta
| Hex | FF00FF | #FF00FF |
| RGB | 255 0 255 | rgb(255 0 255) |
| RGB % | 100 0 100 | rgb(100 0 100) |
| CIELAB | 60.17, 93.55, -60.5 | |
| CMY | 0, 100, 0 | |
| CMYK | 0, 100, 0, 0 | |
| HSL | 300, 100, 50 | hsl(300 100% 50%) |
| HSV | 300, 100, 100 | hsv(300 100% 100%) |
| HSI | 300, 100, 170 | |
| HWB | 300, 0, 0 | hwb(300 0% 0%) |
| LCH | 60.17, 111.41, 327.11 | |
| XYZ | 57.92, 28.31, 72.81 | |
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All About Magenta
Magenta is a bold and vibrant color that is a mixture of purple and pink hues. It is a saturated color that is often described as a deep pink or reddish-purple. Magenta is a primary color in the CMYK color model used in printing, and it is also used in various digital media such as websites and digital graphics. The name "magenta" comes from the Italian town of Magenta, which was the site of a battle in 1859. The color became popular in the late 19th century when it was first used as a dye for textiles.
Magenta is a highly visible color that is often associated with passion, strength, and creativity. It is a popular color in fashion and is often used in bold and eye-catching designs. Magenta is also used in branding and marketing to create a strong and memorable image for a company or product. It can be seen in logos and packaging for products ranging from cosmetics to technology.
Overall, magenta is a powerful and striking color that is associated with passion, creativity, and energy. It is a versatile color that can be used in a variety of ways to create a bold and memorable statement.
Magenta in Art
In art, magenta is a popular color choice for abstract and modern art. It can create a sense of energy and movement in a piece and is often used to draw the viewer's attention to a particular area. Magenta is also used in color theory and is an important color for creating a balanced and harmonious color scheme.
Closest Common Color
Magenta is closest to the common color pink. Pink is a pale form of the color red. We tend to associate pink with femininity, charm, politeness, and romance. The color pink is actually named after a flower of the same name. Pink became fashionable in the mid 18th century and has been popular since! Some things that we see in pink are rose quartz, morganite, lotus plants, and carnations.
Shades of Magenta
A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Magenta all the way to Black evenly distributed.
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Tints of Magenta
A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Magenta all the way to White evenly distributed.
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Tones of Magenta
A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Magenta all the way to Gray evenly distributed.
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Monochromatic Colors of Magenta
A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Magenta.
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Complementary Color of Magenta
Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Magenta.
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Split Complementary Colors of Magenta
A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Magenta.
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Triadic Colors of Magenta
A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Magenta.
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Tetradic Colors of Magenta
A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Magenta.
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Analogous Colors of Magenta
An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Magenta.
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Variations of Magenta
A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Magenta has RGB values of R:255, G:0, and B:255. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Magenta, 2 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Magenta.
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Web Safe Color of Magenta
A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Magenta is already a web safe color so the closest web safe color is itself.
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CSS Code for Magenta
Text Color
This paragraph tag has text in the color #FF00FF
Text Shadow Color
This text has a shadow in the color #FF00FF
Border Color
This div tag has a border color of #FF00FF
Background Color
This div tag has a background color of #FF00FF
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Magenta Accessibility
When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.
- Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
- Level AA: 4.5:1
- Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
- Level AAA: 7:1
In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Magenta is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.
Magenta Contrast on Black Background
The color Magenta has passed 3 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 75% accessibility rating and therefore makes Magenta a good choice against a Black background.
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Magenta Contrast on White Background
The color Magenta has passed 1 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 25% accessibility rating and therefore makes Magenta a moderate choice against a White background.
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