Magenta

#db00ff

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

Magenta is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #db00ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db00ff

RGB219, 0, 255

HSL292, 100%, 50%

HSV292, 100%, 100%

CMYK14%, 100%, 0%, 0%

Lab54.32, 93.01, -70.81

XYZ47.26, 22.28, 96.42

Decimal14352639

Web safe#cc00ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of magenta

#c800e9 #b400d2 #a100bc #8e00a5 #7b008f #670078 #540062 #41004b #2e0035 #1a001f

Tints of magenta

#de18ff #e22fff #e547ff #e85fff #ec77ff #ef8eff #f2a6ff #f6beff #f9d5ff #fcedff

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#24ff00 Analogous#5c00ff Analogous#ff00a3 Triadic#ffdb00 Triadic#00ffdb Split complementary#a4ff00 Split complementary#00ff5b

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 14, 100, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db00ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 100 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 96 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Magenta in css

Copy #db00ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db00ff; }
.text { color: #db00ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db00ff; }

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 #db00ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db00ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Magenta on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #db00ff 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn magenta into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #db00ff 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

Here is how the numbers for #db00ff are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.