Dark magenta

#78457d

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark magenta, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Dark magenta, a muted pink at 295 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark magenta color values

Every conversion for #78457d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#78457d

RGB120, 69, 125

HSL295, 29%, 38%

HSV295, 45%, 49%

CMYK4%, 45%, 0%, 51%

Lab37.35, 31.39, -22.76

XYZ13.58, 9.73, 20.56

Decimal7882109

Web safe#663366

Pantone520 C

Shades of dark magenta

#6e3f72 #643968 #5a345d #502e53 #452848 #3b223e #311c33 #271729 #1d111e #130b14

Tints of dark magenta

#8a5090 #9d5aa3 #a96dae #b480b9 #bf93c4 #cba7ce #d6bad9 #e1cde3 #ede0ee #f8f3f9

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#4a7d45 Analogous#5c457d Analogous#7d4566 Triadic#7d7845 Triadic#457d78 Split complementary#667d45 Split complementary#457d5c

Dark magenta in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 4, 45, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #78457d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 45 0 51

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 45 4 57

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark magenta in css

Copy #78457d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #78457d; }
.text { color: #78457d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78457d; }

How dark magenta looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #78457d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #78457d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark magenta on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #78457d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark magenta? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark magenta into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #78457d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark magenta, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #78457d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.