Dark magenta

#a20585

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 #a20585, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a20585
RGB162, 5, 133
HSL311, 94%, 33%
HSV311, 97%, 64%
CMYK0%, 97%, 18%, 36%
Lab36.9, 65.3, -27.92
XYZ19.19, 9.48, 23.01
Decimal10618245
Web safe#990099
Pantone248 C
Pantone248 CHex#a20585Rgb162 5 133Cmyk0 97 18 36Lab37 65 -28Darker#3b0231Deep#630351Lighter#dc12b7

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 0, 97, 18, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a20585 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 97 18 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 93 21 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 #a20585 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a20585; }
.text { color: #a20585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a20585; }

How dark magenta looks on light and dark

Dark magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a20585 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.25:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.90:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a20585 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 #a20585 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 #a20585 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 #a20585 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.