Dark magenta

#aa008e

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

This is Dark magenta, a vivid pink at 310 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 #aa008e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa008e

RGB170, 0, 142

HSL310, 100%, 33%

HSV310, 100%, 67%

CMYK0%, 100%, 16%, 33%

Lab38.72, 68.59, -30.5

XYZ21.46, 10.5, 26.49

Decimal11141262

Web safe#990099

Pantone513 C

Shades of dark magenta

#9c0082 #8e0077 #80006b #72005f #640054 #560048 #48003c #3a0031 #2d0025 #1f001a

Tints of dark magenta

#ca00a9 #ea00c4 #ff0cd7 #ff2cdc #ff4ce2 #ff6ce7 #ff8dec #ffadf1 #ffcdf7 #ffedfc

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#00aa1c Analogous#7100aa Analogous#aa0039 Triadic#8eaa00 Triadic#008eaa Split complementary#39aa00 Split complementary#00aa71

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, 100, 16, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa008e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 16 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 19 39

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 #aa008e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa008e; }
.text { color: #aa008e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa008e; }

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 #aa008e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa008e 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 #aa008e 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 #aa008e 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 #aa008e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.