Magenta

#e72dbc

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 314 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 #e72dbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e72dbc

RGB231, 45, 188

HSL314, 79%, 54%

HSV314, 81%, 91%

CMYK0%, 81%, 19%, 9%

Lab54.55, 79.65, -32.31

XYZ42.97, 22.5, 49.65

Decimal15150524

Web safe#ff33cc

Pantone2385 C

Shades of magenta

#e21ab3 #cc17a2 #b61590 #a0127f #8a106d #740d5c #5e0b4a #480839 #310627 #1b0316

Tints of magenta

#e940c2 #eb54c8 #ee67cf #f07bd5 #f28edb #f4a1e1 #f7b5e7 #f9c8ee #fbdcf4 #fdeffa

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#2de758 Analogous#b52de7 Analogous#e72d5f Triadic#bce72d Triadic#2dbce7 Split complementary#5fe72d Split complementary#2de7b5

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 0, 81, 19, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e72dbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 19 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 21 15

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 #e72dbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e72dbc; }
.text { color: #e72dbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e72dbc; }

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 #e72dbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e72dbc 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 #e72dbc 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 #e72dbc 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 #e72dbc 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.