Magenta

#f236ca

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

Magenta is a mid pink, grounded and easy to pair. 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 #f236ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f236ca

RGB242, 54, 202

HSL313, 88%, 58%

HSV313, 78%, 95%

CMYK0%, 78%, 17%, 5%

Lab57.83, 81.6, -35.11

XYZ48.6, 25.78, 58.29

Decimal15873738

Web safe#ff33cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of magenta

#f01dc3 #e40fb7 #cb0da3 #b20c8f #990a7b #800867 #680753 #4f053f #36032b #1d0217

Tints of magenta

#f348cf #f45bd4 #f66dd9 #f780dd #f892e2 #f9a5e7 #fab7ec #fcc9f1 #fddcf6 #feeefb

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#36f25e Analogous#bc36f2 Analogous#f2366c Triadic#caf236 Triadic#36caf2 Split complementary#6cf236 Split complementary#36f2bc

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, 78, 17, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f236ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 17 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 20 11

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 #f236ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f236ca; }
.text { color: #f236ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f236ca; }

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 #f236ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f236ca 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 #f236ca 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 #f236ca 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 #f236ca are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.