Dark magenta

#9b2385

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 strong. 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 #9b2385, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9b2385

RGB155, 35, 133

HSL311, 63%, 37%

HSV311, 77%, 61%

CMYK0%, 77%, 14%, 39%

Lab37.6, 57.97, -26.92

XYZ18.35, 9.86, 23.13

Decimal10167173

Web safe#993399

Pantone513 C

Shades of dark magenta

#8e207a #811d6f #741a64 #671758 #5a144d #4d1142 #400e37 #330c2c #260921 #190615

Tints of dark magenta

#b4299a #cc2eaf #d544ba #da5dc3 #e075cc #e58ed5 #eba6de #f1bfe8 #f6d8f1 #fcf0fa

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#239b39 Analogous#75239b Analogous#9b2349 Triadic#859b23 Triadic#23859b Split complementary#499b23 Split complementary#239b75

Dark magenta in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 14, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9b2385 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 14 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 17 45

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 #9b2385 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9b2385; }
.text { color: #9b2385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b2385; }

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 #9b2385 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9b2385 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 #9b2385 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 #9b2385 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

Here is how the numbers for #9b2385 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.