Magenta

#ef3edf

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 305 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 #ef3edf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ef3edf

RGB239, 62, 223

HSL305, 85%, 59%

HSV305, 74%, 94%

CMYK0%, 74%, 7%, 6%

Lab59.09, 81.68, -45.08

XYZ50.64, 27.12, 72.38

Decimal15679199

Web safe#ff33cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#ed25db #e413d1 #cb11ba #b20fa3 #990d8c #800b76 #67095f #4e0648 #350431 #1c021a

Tints of magenta

#f050e2 #f261e5 #f373e8 #f585eb #f696ee #f8a8f1 #f9baf3 #fbcbf6 #fcddf9 #feeffc

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#3eef4e Analogous#a73eef Analogous#ef3e86 Triadic#dfef3e Triadic#3edfef Split complementary#87ef3e Split complementary#3eefa7

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, 74, 7, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ef3edf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 7 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 10 12

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 #ef3edf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ef3edf; }
.text { color: #ef3edf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef3edf; }

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 #ef3edf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ef3edf 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 #ef3edf 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 #ef3edf 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 #ef3edf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.