Magenta

#db4ee3

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

Magenta sits in the pink band, mid and strong. 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 #db4ee3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db4ee3
RGB219, 78, 227
HSL297, 73%, 60%
HSV297, 66%, 89%
CMYK4%, 66%, 0%, 11%
Lab58.09, 72.65, -49.12
XYZ45.8, 26.05, 75.29
Decimal14372579
Web safe#cc66cc
Pantone252 C
Pantone252 CHex#db4ee3Rgb219 78 227Cmyk4 66 0 11Lab58 73 -49Darker#86168cDeep#c120caLighter#e391e8

Shades of magenta

Tints of magenta

Colors that go with magenta

Magenta in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 4, 66, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db4ee3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
4 66 0 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
8 65 4 17
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 #db4ee3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db4ee3; }
.text { color: #db4ee3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db4ee3; }

How magenta looks on light and dark

Magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #db4ee3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.38:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.21:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db4ee3 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 #db4ee3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #db4ee3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from magenta, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #db4ee3 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.