Magenta

#f31eca

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

Magenta is a mid pink, confident 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 #f31eca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f31eca
RGB243, 30, 202
HSL312, 90%, 54%
HSV312, 88%, 95%
CMYK0%, 88%, 17%, 5%
Lab56.33, 86.63, -37.43
XYZ48.09, 24.25, 58.02
Decimal15933130
Web safe#ff33cc
Pantone2385 C
Pantone2385 CHex#f31ecaRgb243 30 202Cmyk0 88 17 5Lab56 87 -37Darker#7c0765Deep#bf0a9dLighter#ef69d5

Shades of magenta

Tints of magenta

Colors that go with magenta

Magenta in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 88, 17, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f31eca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 88 17 5
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 85 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 #f31eca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f31eca; }
.text { color: #f31eca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f31eca; }

How magenta looks on light and dark

Magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f31eca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.59:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.85:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f31eca 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 #f31eca sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #f31eca and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #f31eca is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.