Magenta

#de3edf

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 #de3edf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de3edf

RGB222, 62, 223

HSL300, 72%, 56%

HSV300, 72%, 87%

CMYK0%, 72%, 0%, 13%

Lab56.39, 78.15, -49.53

XYZ45.17, 24.3, 72.12

Decimal14565087

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#da28db #c821c9 #b21eb3 #9c1a9d #871687 #711372 #5b0f5c #460c46 #300830 #1a041a

Tints of magenta

#e150e2 #e462e5 #e773e8 #ea85eb #ed97ee #f0a9f1 #f3baf4 #f6ccf7 #f9defa #fcf0fc

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#3fdf3e Analogous#8d3edf Analogous#df3e90 Triadic#dfde3e Triadic#3edfde Split complementary#8fdf3e Split complementary#3edf8e

Magenta in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de3edf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 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 #de3edf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de3edf; }
.text { color: #de3edf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de3edf; }

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 #de3edf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de3edf 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 #de3edf 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 #de3edf 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 #de3edf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.