Magenta

#df55fd

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

This is Magenta, a vivid purple at 289 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #df55fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df55fd

RGB223, 85, 253

HSL289, 98%, 66%

HSV289, 66%, 99%

CMYK12%, 66%, 0%, 1%

Lab61.03, 75.38, -58.89

XYZ51.41, 29.28, 95.87

Decimal14636541

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#d937fd #d418fc #c803f3 #af03d5 #9602b6 #7d0298 #640179 #4b015b #32013d #19001e

Tints of magenta

#e264fd #e573fd #e883fe #ea92fe #eda1fe #f0b0fe #f3c0fe #f6cffe #f9deff #fcedff

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#73fd55 Analogous#8b55fd Analogous#fd55c7 Triadic#fddf55 Triadic#55fddf Split complementary#c7fd55 Split complementary#55fd8b

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 12, 66, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df55fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 66 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 65 4 7

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 #df55fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df55fd; }
.text { color: #df55fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df55fd; }

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 #df55fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df55fd 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 #df55fd 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 #df55fd 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

The figures for #df55fd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.