Magenta

#de42db

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 #de42db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de42db

RGB222, 66, 219

HSL301, 70%, 56%

HSV301, 70%, 87%

CMYK0%, 70%, 1%, 13%

Lab56.62, 76.25, -46.9

XYZ44.86, 24.54, 69.39

Decimal14566107

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#da2cd7 #c923c6 #b31fb1 #9e1c9b #881885 #721470 #5c105a #460c45 #30082f #1a051a

Tints of magenta

#e153de #e465e2 #e776e5 #ea88e8 #ed99ec #f0aaef #f3bcf2 #f6cdf5 #f9def9 #fcf0fc

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#42de45 Analogous#9342de Analogous#de428d Triadic#dbde42 Triadic#42dbde Split complementary#8dde42 Split complementary#42de93

Magenta in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 70, 1, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de42db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 70 1 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 68 5 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Magenta in css

Copy #de42db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de42db; }
.text { color: #de42db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de42db; }

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 #de42db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de42db against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Magenta on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #de42db 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn magenta into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #de42db 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 #de42db is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.