Dark magenta

#a8049e

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Dark magenta color values

Every conversion for #a8049e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a8049e

RGB168, 4, 158

HSL304, 95%, 34%

HSV304, 98%, 66%

CMYK0%, 98%, 6%, 34%

Lab39.38, 69.98, -39.23

XYZ22.36, 10.88, 33.27

Decimal11011230

Web safe#990099

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark magenta

#9a0491 #8c0384 #7f0377 #71036a #63025d #550250 #470243 #3a0136 #2c0129 #1e011c

Tints of dark magenta

#c705bb #e705d9 #f913eb #fa32ee #fb51f1 #fc70f3 #fc90f6 #fdaff8 #fecefb #ffeefe

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#04a80e Analogous#6004a8 Analogous#a8044c Triadic#9ea804 Triadic#049ea8 Split complementary#4ca804 Split complementary#04a860

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, 98, 6, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a8049e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 98 6 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 94 10 40

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 #a8049e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a8049e; }
.text { color: #a8049e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8049e; }

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 #a8049e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a8049e 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 #a8049e 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 #a8049e 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 #a8049e 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.