Magenta

#db57ec

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

Magenta is a mid pink, confident 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 #db57ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db57ec

RGB219, 87, 236

HSL293, 80%, 63%

HSV293, 63%, 93%

CMYK7%, 63%, 0%, 7%

Lab59.83, 70.67, -51.4

XYZ47.76, 27.93, 82.23

Decimal14374892

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#d53de9 #d022e6 #be18d3 #a615b9 #8f129f #770f85 #600c6a #480950 #300636 #19031b

Tints of magenta

#de66ee #e275ef #e585f1 #e894f3 #eba3f5 #efb2f6 #f2c1f8 #f5d1fa #f8e0fb #fceffd

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#68ec57 Analogous#9057ec Analogous#ec57b3 Triadic#ecdb57 Triadic#57ecdb Split complementary#b3ec57 Split complementary#57ec90

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 7, 63, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db57ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 63 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 62 4 13

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 #db57ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db57ec; }
.text { color: #db57ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db57ec; }

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 #db57ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db57ec 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 #db57ec 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 #db57ec 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 #db57ec 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.