Magenta

#de5efe

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

Magenta is a mid purple with a balanced cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #de5efe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de5efe

RGB222, 94, 254

HSL288, 99%, 68%

HSV288, 63%, 100%

CMYK13%, 63%, 0%, 0%

Lab62.25, 71.72, -57.5

XYZ52.02, 30.69, 96.95

Decimal14573310

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#d83efe #d11ffe #c902fb #b001dc #9701bc #7d019d #64017d #4b015d #32003e #18001e

Tints of magenta

#e16cfe #e47bfe #e789fe #ea97fe #eda6fe #f0b4ff #f3c2ff #f5d1ff #f8dfff #fbedff

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#7efe5e Analogous#8e5efe Analogous#fe5ece Triadic#fede5e Triadic#5efede Split complementary#cefe5e Split complementary#5efe8e

Magenta in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 13, 63, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de5efe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 63 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 62 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 #de5efe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de5efe; }
.text { color: #de5efe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de5efe; }

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 #de5efe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de5efe 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 #de5efe 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 #de5efe 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 #de5efe are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.