#FF00FF - Magenta
The hexadecimal color code #FF00FF corresponds to the color "Magenta", which is a shade of Purple. It is equivalent to simplified code #F0F . This color is a combination of red (at 1,00 level), green (at 0,00 level) and blue (at 1,00 level). Its brightness is 50% and its saturation is 100%. It is composed of red at 50%, green at 0% and blue at 50%.
Features
Variations of #FF00FF (Magenta)
Lighter Shades
Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #FF00FF is the color #FFE5FF
Darker Shades
Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #190019.
Other Shades of Purple
Examples of other colors within the Purple spectrum .
Color Palettes
The complementary color #00FF00 is the color exactly opposite to #FF00FF on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.
Complementary color palette
Magenta
#FF00FF
Triadic palette
Uses of #FF00FF in CSS
When using #FF00FF as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #FF00FF as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.
You can replace the color code #FF00FF with its official name: Magenta. You can then write in CSS "background: Magenta " for a background of #FF00FF.
#FF00FF as background color
div{ background: #FF00FF; }
div{ background: Magenta; }
Colored text
div{ color: #FF00FF; }
div{ color: Magenta; }
Border
div{ border: 3px solid #FF00FF; }
div{ border: 3px solid Magenta; }
Shadow
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #FF00FF; }
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px Magenta; }
Note:
In CSS, the color code #FF00FF can be replaced with its official name "Magenta", or with the simplified code #F0F.
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