Dark magenta

#873d87

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

This is Dark magenta, a soft pink at 300 degrees. 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 #873d87, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#873d87

RGB135, 61, 135

HSL300, 38%, 38%

HSV300, 55%, 53%

CMYK0%, 55%, 0%, 47%

Lab38.27, 42.37, -27.34

XYZ16.03, 10.24, 24.05

Decimal8863111

Web safe#993399

Pantone2593 C

Shades of dark magenta

#7c387c #703370 #652e65 #592859 #4e234e #431e43 #371937 #2c142c #200f20 #150a15

Tints of dark magenta

#9b469b #b050b0 #b964b9 #c278c2 #cb8dcb #d5a1d5 #deb6de #e7cae7 #f0def0 #f9f3f9

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#3d873d Analogous#623d87 Analogous#873d62 Triadic#87873d Triadic#3d8787 Split complementary#62873d Split complementary#3d8762

Dark magenta in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #873d87 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 0 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 4 53

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark magenta in css

Copy #873d87 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #873d87; }
.text { color: #873d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #873d87; }

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 #873d87 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #873d87 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 #873d87 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 #873d87 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #873d87 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.