Magenta

#ef3fea

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 #ef3fea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ef3fea

RGB239, 63, 234

HSL302, 85%, 59%

HSV302, 74%, 94%

CMYK0%, 74%, 2%, 6%

Lab59.75, 83.02, -50.22

XYZ52.23, 27.85, 80.46

Decimal15679466

Web safe#ff33ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#ed26e7 #e513df #cc11c6 #b30fae #9a0d96 #800b7d #670965 #4e074c #350434 #1c021c

Tints of magenta

#f051ec #f262ee #f374f0 #f585f2 #f697f4 #f8a8f6 #f9baf7 #fbcbf9 #fcddfb #feeffd

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#3fef44 Analogous#9c3fef Analogous#ef3f92 Triadic#eaef3f Triadic#3feaef Split complementary#92ef3f Split complementary#3fef9c

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, 2, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ef3fea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 2 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 6 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 #ef3fea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ef3fea; }
.text { color: #ef3fea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef3fea; }

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 #ef3fea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ef3fea 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 #ef3fea 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 #ef3fea 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

Every value on this page for #ef3fea is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.