Magenta

#db56ff

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

Magenta falls in the purple range, mid and vivid. 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 #db56ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db56ff

RGB219, 86, 255

HSL287, 100%, 67%

HSV287, 66%, 100%

CMYK14%, 66%, 0%, 0%

Lab60.72, 74.5, -60.51

XYZ50.59, 28.94, 97.53

Decimal14374655

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#d437ff #ce18ff #c300f8 #ab00d9 #9200ba #7a009b #61007c #49005d #31003e #18001f

Tints of magenta

#de65ff #e174ff #e583ff #e892ff #eba2ff #eeb1ff #f2c0ff #f5cfff #f8deff #fbedff

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#7aff56 Analogous#8656ff Analogous#ff56cf Triadic#ffdb56 Triadic#56ffdb Split complementary#cfff56 Split complementary#56ff86

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, 66, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db56ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 66 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 65 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 #db56ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db56ff; }
.text { color: #db56ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db56ff; }

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 #db56ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db56ff 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 #db56ff 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 #db56ff 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

The figures for #db56ff come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.