Fuchsia Color
Fuchsia is a pink color with hex code #FF00FF. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with fuchsia, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Fuchsia Color Values
What Does Fuchsia Mean?
Fuchsia belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Fuchsia sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Fuchsia is classified as a purple (nearest centroid: vivid purple, #9A4EAE). It is also known as Magenta.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Fuchsia
Fuchsia and #00FF00 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #8000FF and #FF0080, which sit beside fuchsia on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair fuchsia with triadic partners #FFFF00 and #00FFFF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Bright Magenta —
#FF08E8(Delta E 12) - Hot Purple —
#CB00F5(Delta E 16) - Bright Purple —
#BE03FD(Delta E 22) - Neon Purple —
#BC13FE(Delta E 23) - Heliotrope —
#D94FF5(Delta E 24)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FF00FF; }
.background { background-color: #FF00FF; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FF00FF; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FF00FF40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for fuchsia?
Fuchsia has the hex code #FF00FF. In RGB notation it is rgb(255, 0, 255), in HSL it is hsl(300, 100%, 50%), and its OKLCH value is 0.702, 0.322, 328.4.
What does the color fuchsia mean?
Pink-family colors like fuchsia carry distinct psychological associations. Fuchsia belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Fuchsia sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with fuchsia?
Fuchsia has three easy routes: its complement #00FF00 for punch, its neighbors #8000FF and #FF0080 for something calmer, or triadic partners #FFFF00 and #00FFFF when you want energy.
Is fuchsia a standard web color?
Yes — Fuchsia is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #FF00FF or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make fuchsia lighter or darker?
To lighten fuchsia, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFD6FF (lightest tint) to #290029 (darkest shade).
About Fuchsia
Fuchsia is classified as a Purple in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has alternative names including Magenta. The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FF00FF to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.