Magenta

#fc12ca

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

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #fc12ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc12ca

RGB252, 18, 202

HSL313, 98%, 53%

HSV313, 93%, 99%

CMYK0%, 93%, 20%, 1%

Lab57.46, 89.74, -35.56

XYZ51.02, 25.39, 58.09

Decimal16519882

Web safe#ff00cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of magenta

#f303c0 #db03ad #c4029a #ac0288 #940275 #7d0262 #650150 #4d013d #36012a #1e0018

Tints of magenta

#fd3ed4 #fd54d9 #fd6ade #fd80e3 #fe96e7 #feacec #fec1f1 #fed7f6 #ffedfb

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#12fc44 Analogous#b912fc Analogous#fc1255 Triadic#cafc12 Triadic#12cafc Split complementary#55fc12 Split complementary#12fcb9

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, 93, 20, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc12ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 93 20 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 22 7

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 #fc12ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc12ca; }
.text { color: #fc12ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc12ca; }

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 #fc12ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc12ca 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 #fc12ca 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 #fc12ca 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 #fc12ca 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.