Magenta

#e511d4

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 vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #e511d4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e511d4

RGB229, 17, 212

HSL305, 86%, 48%

HSV305, 93%, 90%

CMYK0%, 93%, 7%, 10%

Lab53.83, 86.97, -47.28

XYZ44.4, 21.81, 64.16

Decimal15012308

Web safe#cc00cc

Pantone2385 C

Shades of magenta

#d110c1 #bd0eaf #a90d9c #950b8a #810a77 #6d0865 #590752 #45053f #31042d #1c021a

Tints of magenta

#ee20de #f037e1 #f24ee5 #f465e8 #f57cec #f793ef #f9aaf2 #fac1f6 #fcd7f9 #feeefd

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#11e522 Analogous#8c11e5 Analogous#e5116a Triadic#d4e511 Triadic#11d4e5 Split complementary#6ae511 Split complementary#11e58c

Magenta in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 93, 7, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e511d4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 93 7 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 10 16

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 #e511d4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e511d4; }
.text { color: #e511d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e511d4; }

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 #e511d4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e511d4 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 #e511d4 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 #e511d4 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 #e511d4 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.