Magenta

#dd3dff

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

Magenta is a mid purple with a grounded cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Magenta color values

Every conversion for #dd3dff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd3dff

RGB221, 61, 255

HSL289, 100%, 62%

HSV289, 76%, 100%

CMYK13%, 76%, 0%, 0%

Lab57.97, 83.54, -64.91

XYZ49.54, 25.93, 97.0

Decimal14499327

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of magenta

#d820ff #d304ff #be00e6 #a600ca #8f00ad #770091 #600074 #480058 #31003b #19001f

Tints of magenta

#e04fff #e360ff #e672ff #e983ff #ec95ff #f0a7ff #f3b8ff #f6caff #f9dcff #fcedff

Colors that go with magenta

Complementary#5fff3d Analogous#7c3dff Analogous#ff3dc0 Triadic#ffdd3d Triadic#3dffdd Split complementary#c0ff3d Split complementary#3dff7c

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 13, 76, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd3dff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 76 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 74 4 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Magenta in css

Copy #dd3dff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd3dff; }
.text { color: #dd3dff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd3dff; }

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 #dd3dff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd3dff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Magenta on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dd3dff 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn magenta into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dd3dff 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 #dd3dff is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.