Dark magenta

#8700a3

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark magenta color values

Every conversion for #8700a3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8700a3

RGB135, 0, 163

HSL290, 100%, 32%

HSV290, 100%, 64%

CMYK17%, 100%, 0%, 36%

Lab33.55, 65.91, -51.93

XYZ16.6, 7.8, 35.28

Decimal8847523

Web safe#990099

Pantone527 C

Shades of dark magenta

#7c0096 #710089 #66007b #5b006e #500061 #450054 #3a0046 #2f0039 #24002c #19001f

Tints of dark magenta

#a200c4 #be00e5 #d407ff #da28ff #e049ff #e569ff #eb8aff #f1abff #f6ccff #fcedff

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#1ca300 Analogous#3500a3 Analogous#a3006e Triadic#a38700 Triadic#00a387 Split complementary#6ea300 Split complementary#00a336

Dark magenta in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 17, 100, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8700a3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 100 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 96 4 42

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark magenta in css

Copy #8700a3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8700a3; }
.text { color: #8700a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8700a3; }

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 #8700a3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8700a3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark magenta on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8700a3 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark magenta into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8700a3 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

The figures for #8700a3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.