Magenta

#ff26ca

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

This is Magenta, a vivid pink at 315 degrees. 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 #ff26ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff26ca

RGB255, 38, 202

HSL315, 100%, 57%

HSV315, 85%, 100%

CMYK0%, 85%, 21%, 0%

Lab58.89, 87.68, -33.28

XYZ52.59, 26.91, 58.3

Decimal16721610

Web safe#ff33cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of magenta

#f100b6 #d600a2 #bc008e #a2007a #880066 #6d0053 #53003f #39002b #1f0017

Tints of magenta

#ff3acf #ff4ed4 #ff62d9 #ff76dd #ff8ae2 #ff9de7 #ffb1ec #ffc5f1 #ffd9f6 #ffedfb

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#26ff5b Analogous#c826ff Analogous#ff265d Triadic#caff26 Triadic#26caff Split complementary#5dff26 Split complementary#26ffc8

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, 85, 21, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff26ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 21 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 23 6

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 #ff26ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff26ca; }
.text { color: #ff26ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff26ca; }

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 #ff26ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff26ca 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 #ff26ca 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 #ff26ca 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 #ff26ca is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.