Magenta

#ea00dd

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 303 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 #ea00dd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ea00dd
RGB234, 0, 221
HSL303, 100%, 46%
HSV303, 100%, 92%
CMYK0%, 100%, 6%, 8%
Lab54.78, 90.27, -50.85
XYZ46.98, 22.71, 70.31
Decimal15335645
Web safe#ff00cc
Pantone2385 C
Pantone2385 CHex#ea00ddRgb234 0 221Cmyk0 100 6 8Lab55 90 -51Darker#5b0056Deep#a3009aLighter#f53deb

Shades of magenta

Tints of magenta

Colors that go with magenta

Magenta in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 6, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ea00dd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 100 6 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 96 10 14
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 #ea00dd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ea00dd; }
.text { color: #ea00dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea00dd; }

How magenta looks on light and dark

Magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ea00dd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.79:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
5.54:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ea00dd 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 #ea00dd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ea00dd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from magenta, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #ea00dd are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.