Magenta

#fa0cea

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #fa0cea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa0cea

RGB250, 12, 234

HSL304, 96%, 51%

HSV304, 95%, 98%

CMYK0%, 95%, 6%, 2%

Lab58.53, 93.89, -52.03

XYZ54.41, 26.53, 80.09

Decimal16387306

Web safe#ff00ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#ea05db #d304c5 #bd04b0 #a6039b #8f0386 #790271 #62025c #4b0246 #350131 #1e011c

Tints of magenta

#fb39ee #fb50f0 #fc66f2 #fc7df4 #fd93f6 #fdaaf8 #fec0fa #fed7fc #ffeefd

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#0cfa1c Analogous#930cfa Analogous#fa0c73 Triadic#eafa0c Triadic#0ceafa Split complementary#73fa0c Split complementary#0cfa93

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, 95, 6, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa0cea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 95 6 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 91 10 8

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 #fa0cea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa0cea; }
.text { color: #fa0cea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa0cea; }

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 #fa0cea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa0cea 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 #fa0cea 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 #fa0cea 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 #fa0cea 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.