Magenta

#e656ec

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 298 degrees. 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 #e656ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e656ec

RGB230, 86, 236

HSL298, 80%, 63%

HSV298, 64%, 93%

CMYK3%, 64%, 0%, 7%

Lab61.25, 73.59, -49.04

XYZ51.1, 29.53, 82.36

Decimal15095532

Web safe#ff66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#e23ce9 #de22e6 #cb18d3 #b215b9 #99129e #800f84 #660c6a #4d0950 #340636 #1b031c

Tints of magenta

#e865ee #eb75ef #ed84f1 #ef93f3 #f1a2f5 #f4b2f6 #f6c1f8 #f8d0fa #fae0fb #fdeffd

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#5cec56 Analogous#9b56ec Analogous#ec56a7 Triadic#ece656 Triadic#56ece6 Split complementary#a7ec56 Split complementary#56ec9b

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 3, 64, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e656ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 64 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 63 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Magenta in css

Copy #e656ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e656ec; }
.text { color: #e656ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e656ec; }

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 #e656ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e656ec against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Magenta on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e656ec 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn magenta into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e656ec 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 #e656ec is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.