Magenta

#ec1bcb

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 #ec1bcb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec1bcb

RGB236, 27, 203

HSL309, 85%, 52%

HSV309, 89%, 93%

CMYK0%, 89%, 14%, 7%

Lab55.0, 85.86, -40.19

XYZ45.76, 22.93, 58.51

Decimal15473611

Web safe#ff33cc

Pantone2385 C

Shades of magenta

#dd12bd #c811ab #b20f99 #9d0d86 #880b74 #720a62 #5d084f #47063d #32042b #1c0218

Tints of magenta

#ee30d0 #f045d5 #f15ad9 #f370de #f585e3 #f79ae8 #f8afed #fac4f2 #fcd9f6 #feeffb

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#1bec3c Analogous#a41bec Analogous#ec1b63 Triadic#cbec1b Triadic#1bcbec Split complementary#62ec1b Split complementary#1beca4

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, 89, 14, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec1bcb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 89 14 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 86 17 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 #ec1bcb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec1bcb; }
.text { color: #ec1bcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec1bcb; }

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 #ec1bcb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec1bcb 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 #ec1bcb 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 #ec1bcb 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 #ec1bcb are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.