Magenta

#f603f8

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #f603f8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f603f8

RGB246, 3, 248

HSL300, 98%, 49%

HSV300, 99%, 97%

CMYK1%, 99%, 0%, 3%

Lab58.45, 95.71, -60.04

XYZ54.98, 26.44, 91.01

Decimal16122872

Web safe#ff00ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#e003e2 #cb02cc #b502b7 #a002a1 #8a028b #740175 #5f0160 #49014a #340134 #1e001e

Tints of magenta

#fb2ffc #fb47fd #fc5efd #fc76fd #fd8efe #fda6fe #febefe #fed6fe #ffedff

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#05f803 Analogous#7c03f8 Analogous#f8037f Triadic#f8f603 Triadic#03f8f6 Split complementary#80f803 Split complementary#03f87b

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 1, 99, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f603f8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 99 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 95 4 9

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 #f603f8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f603f8; }
.text { color: #f603f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f603f8; }

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 #f603f8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f603f8 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 #f603f8 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 #f603f8 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 #f603f8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.