What color is Fuchsia?
Fuchsia is a vivid purplish-pink, bright enough to appear almost electric against neutral backgrounds, hex #FF00FF, close to the color of a fuchsia flower in full bloom. It sits between pink and magenta, with enough purple to separate it clearly from coral or hot pink.
What is the meaning of the color Fuchsia?
Named after the fuchsia plant, itself named in 1703 by botanist Charles Plumier in honor of German physician Leonhart Fuchs, the color entered wider use in the 19th century alongside synthetic dye development. François-Emmanuel Verguin synthesized the dye fuchsine in 1859, giving the color its first industrial foothold in fashion and textile trade. The name fuchsia became a recognized English color term through the dye trade, where it labeled vivid pinks with purple leanings. Schiaparelli Pink, introduced by designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937, brought a close relative of fuchsia into high fashion and helped fix this range of color as a mark of boldness.
What colors go with Fuchsia?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FF00FF |
color: #FF00FF;
|
| RGB | 255, 0, 255 |
color: rgb(255, 0, 255);
|
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 0%, 100% |
color: rgb(100%, 0%, 100%);
|
| CMYK | 0%, 100%, 0%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 300°, 100%, 50% |
color: hsl(300, 100%, 50%);
|
| HSV | 300°, 100%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 40, 51, -85 |
color: lab(40% 51 -85);
|
| Decimal | 16711935 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.fuchsia {
color: #FF00FF;
}
$fuchsia: #FF00FF;
rgb(255, 0, 255)