Dark magenta

#a22e9b

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 #a22e9b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a22e9b

RGB162, 46, 155

HSL304, 56%, 41%

HSV304, 72%, 64%

CMYK0%, 72%, 4%, 36%

Lab41.22, 59.4, -34.56

XYZ21.79, 12.0, 32.18

Decimal10628763

Web safe#993399

Pantone254 C

Shades of dark magenta

#942a8e #862681 #792273 #6b1e66 #5d1a59 #4f164c #41133e #330f31 #260b24 #180717

Tints of dark magenta

#b834b0 #c940c1 #cf56c8 #d56ccf #dc82d6 #e299dd #e8afe5 #eec5ec #f5dbf3 #fbf1fa

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#2ea235 Analogous#6f2ea2 Analogous#a22e61 Triadic#9ba22e Triadic#2e9ba2 Split complementary#61a22e Split complementary#2ea26f

Dark magenta in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 4, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a22e9b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 4 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 8 42

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark magenta in css

Copy #a22e9b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a22e9b; }
.text { color: #a22e9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a22e9b; }

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 #a22e9b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a22e9b 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 #a22e9b 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 #a22e9b 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

Every value on this page for #a22e9b is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.