Magenta

#ff49de

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 #ff49de, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff49de
RGB255, 73, 222
HSL311, 100%, 64%
HSV311, 71%, 100%
CMYK0%, 71%, 13%, 0%
Lab62.76, 81.69, -38.58
XYZ56.81, 31.3, 72.15
Decimal16730590
Web safe#ff33cc
Pantone2375 C
Pantone2375 CHex#ff49deRgb255 73 222Cmyk0 71 13 0Lab63 82 -39Darker#b90098Deep#ff02d1Lighter#f996e7

Shades of magenta

Tints of magenta

Colors that go with magenta

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, 71, 13, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff49de on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 71 13 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 69 16 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 #ff49de straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff49de; }
.text { color: #ff49de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff49de; }

How magenta looks on light and dark

Magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ff49de against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.89:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.26:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff49de 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 #ff49de sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ff49de and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #ff49de are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.