Magenta

#d44aff

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

This is Magenta, a vivid purple at 286 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #d44aff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d44aff

RGB212, 74, 255

HSL286, 100%, 65%

HSV286, 71%, 100%

CMYK17%, 71%, 0%, 0%

Lab58.15, 77.61, -64.7

XYZ47.65, 26.11, 97.14

Decimal13912831

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#cd2cff #c60eff #b700ef #a000d2 #8900b4 #720096 #5c0078 #45005a #2e003c #17001f

Tints of magenta

#d85aff #dc6bff #e07bff #e48bff #e79cff #ebacff #efbcff #f3cdff #f7ddff #fbedff

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#75ff4a Analogous#7a4aff Analogous#ff4acf Triadic#ffd44a Triadic#4affd4 Split complementary#cfff4a Split complementary#4aff7a

Magenta in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 17, 71, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d44aff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 71 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 69 4 6

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.

Magenta in css

Copy #d44aff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d44aff; }
.text { color: #d44aff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d44aff; }

How magenta looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d44aff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d44aff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Magenta on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d44aff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 magenta into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d44aff 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 magenta, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #d44aff is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.