Magenta

#e342de

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

This is Magenta, a strong pink at 302 degrees. 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 #e342de, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e342de

RGB227, 66, 222

HSL302, 74%, 57%

HSV302, 71%, 89%

CMYK0%, 71%, 2%, 11%

Lab57.56, 77.79, -47.06

XYZ46.81, 25.5, 71.56

Decimal14893790

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#e02bda #d11fcc #bb1cb6 #a4189f #8d1589 #761173 #5f0e5d #480b46 #320730 #1b041a

Tints of magenta

#e653e1 #e865e4 #eb76e7 #ed87ea #f099ed #f2aaf0 #f5bbf3 #f8cdf6 #fadef9 #fdeffc

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#42e347 Analogous#9742e3 Analogous#e3428e Triadic#dee342 Triadic#42dee3 Split complementary#8ee342 Split complementary#42e397

Magenta in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 71, 2, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e342de on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 71 2 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 69 6 17

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 #e342de straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e342de; }
.text { color: #e342de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e342de; }

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 #e342de against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e342de 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 #e342de 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 #e342de 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 #e342de is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.