Dark magenta

#8b1585

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 #8b1585, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8b1585

RGB139, 21, 133

HSL303, 74%, 31%

HSV303, 85%, 55%

CMYK0%, 85%, 4%, 45%

Lab33.39, 58.21, -33.75

XYZ15.15, 7.72, 22.88

Decimal9115013

Web safe#990099

Pantone2602 C

Shades of dark magenta

#80137a #75126f #691065 #5e0e5a #530d4f #480b44 #3c093a #31072f #260624 #1b0419

Tints of dark magenta

#a819a1 #c51ebc #de26d5 #e342da #e75fe0 #eb7ce6 #f099eb #f4b6f1 #f8d3f6 #fdeffc

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#158b1b Analogous#56158b Analogous#8b154a Triadic#858b15 Triadic#15858b Split complementary#4a8b15 Split complementary#158b56

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 0, 85, 4, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8b1585 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 4 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 8 51

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 #8b1585 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8b1585; }
.text { color: #8b1585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b1585; }

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 #8b1585 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8b1585 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 #8b1585 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 #8b1585 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 #8b1585 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.