Dark magenta

#a91c99

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 #a91c99, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a91c99

RGB169, 28, 153

HSL307, 72%, 39%

HSV307, 83%, 66%

CMYK0%, 83%, 9%, 34%

Lab40.52, 65.82, -34.39

XYZ22.53, 11.57, 31.18

Decimal11082905

Web safe#993399

Pantone254 C

Shades of dark magenta

#9b1a8c #8c177f #7e1572 #701365 #621058 #530e4b #450b3f #370932 #290725 #1a0418

Tints of dark magenta

#c220b0 #db25c6 #df3ecd #e358d3 #e771da #ec8ae1 #f0a4e7 #f4bdee #f8d6f4 #fcf0fb

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#1ca92c Analogous#721ca9 Analogous#a91c52 Triadic#99a91c Triadic#1c99a9 Split complementary#52a91c Split complementary#1ca973

Dark magenta in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 83, 9, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a91c99 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 83 9 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 80 12 40

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 #a91c99 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a91c99; }
.text { color: #a91c99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a91c99; }

How dark magenta looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a91c99 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a91c99 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 #a91c99 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 #a91c99 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

The figures for #a91c99 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.