Dark magenta

#853a6f

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

Dark magenta is a deep pink, weighty and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Dark magenta color values

Every conversion for #853a6f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#853a6f

RGB133, 58, 111

HSL318, 39%, 37%

HSV318, 56%, 52%

CMYK0%, 56%, 17%, 48%

Lab36.29, 39.01, -15.53

XYZ14.06, 9.16, 16.07

Decimal8731247

Web safe#993366

Pantone249 C

Shades of dark magenta

#7a3566 #6f305c #632b53 #58274a #4d2240 #421d37 #37182e #2c1324 #200e1b #150912

Tints of dark magenta

#9a4381 #af4c92 #ba609f #c375ac #cc8ab8 #d59fc5 #deb4d2 #e7c9de #f0deeb #faf3f8

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#3a8550 Analogous#753a85 Analogous#853a4a Triadic#6f853a Triadic#3a6f85 Split complementary#4a853a Split complementary#3a8575

Dark magenta in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 56, 17, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #853a6f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 56 17 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 56 20 54

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 #853a6f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #853a6f; }
.text { color: #853a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #853a6f; }

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 #853a6f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #853a6f 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 #853a6f 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 #853a6f 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 #853a6f is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.