Magenta

#ec00c6

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 310 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 #ec00c6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec00c6

RGB236, 0, 198

HSL310, 100%, 46%

HSV310, 100%, 93%

CMYK0%, 100%, 16%, 7%

Lab53.93, 87.65, -38.99

XYZ44.79, 21.91, 55.29

Decimal15466694

Web safe#ff00cc

Pantone2385 C

Shades of magenta

#d700b5 #c300a4 #ae0092 #9a0081 #850070 #71005f #5c004d #48003c #33002b #1f001a

Tints of magenta

#ff07d7 #ff3adf #ff53e3 #ff6de8 #ff87ec #ffa0f0 #ffbaf4 #ffd4f8 #ffedfc

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#00ec26 Analogous#9c00ec Analogous#ec0050 Triadic#c6ec00 Triadic#00c6ec Split complementary#50ec00 Split complementary#00ec9c

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, 100, 16, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec00c6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 16 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 19 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Magenta in css

Copy #ec00c6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec00c6; }
.text { color: #ec00c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec00c6; }

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 #ec00c6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec00c6 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 #ec00c6 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 #ec00c6 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

Here is how the numbers for #ec00c6 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.