Dark magenta

#b00c9c

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

Dark magenta is a deep pink, weighty and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark magenta color values

Every conversion for #b00c9c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b00c9c

RGB176, 12, 156

HSL307, 87%, 37%

HSV307, 93%, 69%

CMYK0%, 93%, 11%, 31%

Lab41.05, 70.3, -35.28

XYZ24.04, 11.89, 32.48

Decimal11537564

Web safe#990099

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark magenta

#a10b8f #930a82 #840975 #750868 #66075b #58064e #490541 #3a0434 #2b0326 #1d0219

Tints of dark magenta

#cc0eb5 #e910ce #f027d8 #f243dd #f460e2 #f67ce7 #f899ec #fab5f2 #fcd2f7 #feeefc

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#0cb020 Analogous#720cb0 Analogous#b00c4a Triadic#9cb00c Triadic#0c9cb0 Split complementary#4ab00c Split complementary#0cb072

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, 93, 11, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b00c9c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 93 11 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 14 37

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 #b00c9c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b00c9c; }
.text { color: #b00c9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b00c9c; }

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 #b00c9c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b00c9c 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 #b00c9c 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 #b00c9c 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 #b00c9c 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.