Magenta

#dd4ddf

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #dd4ddf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd4ddf

RGB221, 77, 223

HSL299, 70%, 59%

HSV299, 65%, 87%

CMYK1%, 65%, 0%, 13%

Lab58.04, 72.81, -46.92

XYZ45.79, 26.01, 72.42

Decimal14503391

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#d936db #ce26d1 #b821ba #a11da3 #8b198c #741575 #5d115e #470d48 #300931 #1a051a

Tints of magenta

#e05de2 #e36ee5 #e67ee8 #e98eeb #ed9eee #f0aff1 #f3bff3 #f6cff6 #f9e0f9 #fcf0fc

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#4fdf4d Analogous#944ddf Analogous#df4d98 Triadic#dfdd4d Triadic#4ddfdd Split complementary#98df4d Split complementary#4ddf94

Magenta in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 1, 65, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd4ddf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 65 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 64 4 19

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #dd4ddf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd4ddf; }
.text { color: #dd4ddf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd4ddf; }

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 #dd4ddf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd4ddf 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 #dd4ddf 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 #dd4ddf 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 #dd4ddf are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.