Magenta

#eb2cdc

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for magenta, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Magenta is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. 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 #eb2cdc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eb2cdc
RGB235, 44, 220
HSL305, 83%, 55%
HSV305, 81%, 92%
CMYK0%, 81%, 6%, 8%
Lab56.71, 84.97, -47.19
XYZ48.08, 24.63, 69.93
Decimal15412444
Web safe#ff33cc
Pantone252 C
Pantone252 CHex#eb2cdcRgb235 44 220Cmyk0 81 6 8Lab57 85 -47Darker#7c0c74Deep#be12b0Lighter#eb74e1

Shades of magenta

Tints of magenta

Colors that go with magenta

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, 81, 6, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eb2cdc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 81 6 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 79 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Magenta in css

Copy #eb2cdc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eb2cdc; }
.text { color: #eb2cdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eb2cdc; }

How magenta looks on light and dark

Magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #eb2cdc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.54:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.93:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eb2cdc 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 #eb2cdc 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 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 #eb2cdc 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 #eb2cdc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.