Dark magenta

#9400a3

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 vivid. 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 #9400a3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9400a3
RGB148, 0, 163
HSL294, 100%, 32%
HSV294, 100%, 64%
CMYK9%, 100%, 0%, 36%
Lab35.87, 67.87, -48.07
XYZ18.82, 8.94, 35.38
Decimal9699491
Web safe#990099
Pantone2592 C
Pantone2592 CHex#9400a3Rgb148 0 163Cmyk9 100 0 36Lab36 68 -48Darker#38003dDeep#5d0066Lighter#cb0cdf

Shades of dark magenta

Tints of dark magenta

Colors that go with dark magenta

Dark magenta in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 9, 100, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9400a3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
9 100 0 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
12 96 4 42
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark magenta in css

Copy #9400a3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9400a3; }
.text { color: #9400a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9400a3; }

How dark magenta looks on light and dark

Dark magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9400a3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.53:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.79:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9400a3 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 #9400a3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #9400a3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #9400a3 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.