Dark magenta

#8a129e

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

This is Dark magenta, a vivid pink at 291 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 #8a129e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a129e

RGB138, 18, 158

HSL291, 80%, 35%

HSV291, 89%, 62%

CMYK13%, 89%, 0%, 38%

Lab34.61, 62.84, -47.17

XYZ16.87, 8.3, 33.06

Decimal9048734

Web safe#990099

Pantone2592 C

Shades of dark magenta

#7f1191 #730f84 #680e77 #5c0c6a #510b5d #460950 #3a0843 #2f0636 #230529 #18031b

Tints of dark magenta

#a315ba #bc18d7 #cb28e7 #d245ea #d961ed #e07df0 #e79af3 #edb6f7 #f4d3fa #fbeffd

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#269e12 Analogous#44129e Analogous#9e126c Triadic#9e8a12 Triadic#129e8a Split complementary#6c9e12 Split complementary#129e44

Dark magenta in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 13, 89, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a129e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 89 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 86 4 44

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 #8a129e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a129e; }
.text { color: #8a129e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a129e; }

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 #8a129e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a129e 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 #8a129e 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 #8a129e 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 #8a129e 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.