Dark magenta

#a5239a

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

This is Dark magenta, a strong pink at 305 degrees. 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 #a5239a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a5239a

RGB165, 35, 154

HSL305, 65%, 39%

HSV305, 79%, 65%

CMYK0%, 79%, 7%, 35%

Lab40.47, 63.38, -35.12

XYZ21.95, 11.53, 31.64

Decimal10822554

Web safe#993399

Pantone254 C

Shades of dark magenta

#97208d #891d80 #7b1a73 #6d1766 #5f1459 #51114c #430e3f #350b32 #270825 #190518

Tints of dark magenta

#bd28b0 #d32fc5 #d848cc #dd60d3 #e278d9 #e790e0 #eda8e7 #f2c0ed #f7d8f4 #fcf0fb

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#23a52e Analogous#6f23a5 Analogous#a52359 Triadic#9aa523 Triadic#239aa5 Split complementary#59a523 Split complementary#23a56f

Dark magenta in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 79, 7, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a5239a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 7 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 10 41

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 #a5239a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a5239a; }
.text { color: #a5239a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5239a; }

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 #a5239a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a5239a 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 #a5239a 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 #a5239a 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 #a5239a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.