Magenta

#e458ed

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

This is Magenta, a vivid pink at 296 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 #e458ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e458ed

RGB228, 88, 237

HSL296, 81%, 64%

HSV296, 63%, 93%

CMYK4%, 63%, 0%, 7%

Lab61.3, 72.51, -49.54

XYZ50.77, 29.59, 83.16

Decimal14964973

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#e03dea #db23e7 #ca17d6 #b114bb #9811a1 #7f0e86 #660c6b #4c0951 #330636 #1a031c

Tints of magenta

#e667ef #e976f0 #eb85f2 #ee94f4 #f0a3f5 #f3b3f7 #f5c2f8 #f8d1fa #fae0fc #fceffd

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#61ed58 Analogous#9958ed Analogous#ed58ab Triadic#ede458 Triadic#58ede4 Split complementary#abed58 Split complementary#58ed99

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 4, 63, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e458ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 63 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 62 4 13

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 #e458ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e458ed; }
.text { color: #e458ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e458ed; }

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 #e458ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e458ed 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 #e458ed 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 #e458ed 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 #e458ed come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.