Magenta

#ea3ecd

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #ea3ecd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ea3ecd

RGB234, 62, 205

HSL310, 80%, 58%

HSV310, 74%, 92%

CMYK0%, 74%, 12%, 8%

Lab57.41, 78.05, -37.57

XYZ46.67, 25.35, 60.19

Decimal15351501

Web safe#ff33cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of magenta

#e726c7 #db18ba #c315a6 #ab1391 #93107d #7b0d69 #630b54 #4b0840 #34062c #1c0317

Tints of magenta

#ec50d2 #ee61d6 #f073db #f285df #f496e4 #f6a8e8 #f7baed #f9ccf2 #fbddf6 #fdeffb

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#3eea5b Analogous#b13eea Analogous#ea3e77 Triadic#cdea3e Triadic#3ecdea Split complementary#77ea3e Split complementary#3eeab1

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, 74, 12, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ea3ecd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 12 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 15 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Magenta in css

Copy #ea3ecd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ea3ecd; }
.text { color: #ea3ecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea3ecd; }

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 #ea3ecd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ea3ecd 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 #ea3ecd 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 #ea3ecd 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 #ea3ecd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.