Magenta

#fc27ca

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

Magenta is a mid pink, balanced 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 #fc27ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc27ca

RGB252, 39, 202

HSL314, 97%, 57%

HSV314, 85%, 99%

CMYK0%, 85%, 20%, 1%

Lab58.42, 86.91, -34.05

XYZ51.53, 26.41, 58.26

Decimal16525258

Web safe#ff33cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of magenta

#ec03b5 #d203a1 #b8038e #9f027a #850266 #6b0152 #52013f #38012b #1e0017

Tints of magenta

#fc3bcf #fd4fd4 #fd63d9 #fd76dd #fd8ae2 #fe9ee7 #feb2ec #fec6f1 #fedaf6 #ffedfb

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#27fc59 Analogous#c427fc Analogous#fc275f Triadic#cafc27 Triadic#27cafc Split complementary#5ffc27 Split complementary#27fcc4

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, 85, 20, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc27ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 20 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 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 #fc27ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc27ca; }
.text { color: #fc27ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc27ca; }

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 #fc27ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc27ca 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 #fc27ca 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 #fc27ca 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 #fc27ca are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.