Dark magenta

#8a148e

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, serious 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 #8a148e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a148e

RGB138, 20, 142

HSL298, 75%, 32%

HSV298, 86%, 56%

CMYK3%, 86%, 0%, 44%

Lab33.68, 59.69, -38.87

XYZ15.61, 7.86, 26.28

Decimal9049230

Web safe#990099

Pantone2602 C

Shades of dark magenta

#7f1282 #741177 #680f6b #5d0e60 #520c54 #470a49 #3c093d #300732 #250526 #1a041b

Tints of dark magenta

#a618ab #c21cc8 #da25e0 #df42e4 #e45fe8 #e97cec #ee99f1 #f3b5f5 #f7d2f9 #fceffd

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#188e14 Analogous#4d148e Analogous#8e1455 Triadic#8e8a14 Triadic#148e8a Split complementary#558e14 Split complementary#148e4d

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 3, 86, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a148e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 86 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 83 4 50

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 #8a148e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a148e; }
.text { color: #8a148e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a148e; }

How dark magenta looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a148e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a148e 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 #8a148e 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 #8a148e 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

Here is how the numbers for #8a148e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.