Dark magenta

#8a418e

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 297 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 #8a418e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a418e

RGB138, 65, 142

HSL297, 37%, 41%

HSV297, 54%, 56%

CMYK3%, 54%, 0%, 44%

Lab39.81, 42.55, -29.16

XYZ17.25, 11.14, 26.83

Decimal9060750

Web safe#993399

Pantone254 C

Shades of dark magenta

#7e3b82 #723676 #67306a #5b2b5e #4f2551 #432045 #381a39 #2c152d #200f21 #140a15

Tints of dark magenta

#9d4aa2 #ad56b2 #b76abb #c07dc4 #ca91cd #d3a5d6 #ddb8df #e6cce7 #f0dff0 #f9f3f9

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#458e41 Analogous#63418e Analogous#8e416c Triadic#8e8a41 Triadic#418e8a Split complementary#6c8e41 Split complementary#418e63

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 3, 54, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a418e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 54 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 54 4 50

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 #8a418e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a418e; }
.text { color: #8a418e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a418e; }

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 #8a418e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a418e 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 #8a418e 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 #8a418e 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

Every value on this page for #8a418e 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.