Dark magenta

#8b4c8f

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

Dark magenta sits in the pink band, deep and soft. 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 #8b4c8f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8b4c8f

RGB139, 76, 143

HSL296, 31%, 43%

HSV296, 47%, 56%

CMYK3%, 47%, 0%, 44%

Lab42.22, 37.2, -26.0

XYZ18.19, 12.64, 27.47

Decimal9129103

Web safe#993399

Pantone258 C

Shades of dark magenta

#7f4583 #733f76 #67386a #5b325e #4f2b51 #432545 #371e39 #2b182d #1f1120 #130b14

Tints of dark magenta

#9c55a1 #a965ad #b376b6 #bd88c0 #c79ac9 #d1acd3 #dbbedc #e5d0e6 #efe2ef #f8f3f9

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#508f4c Analogous#6a4c8f Analogous#8f4c72 Triadic#8f8b4c Triadic#4c8f8b Split complementary#728f4c Split complementary#4c8f6a

Dark magenta in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 3, 47, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8b4c8f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 47 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 47 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 #8b4c8f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8b4c8f; }
.text { color: #8b4c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4c8f; }

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 #8b4c8f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8b4c8f 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 #8b4c8f 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 #8b4c8f 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 #8b4c8f are worked out. 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.