Dark magenta

#8a2d8a

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

Dark magenta is a deep pink, rich 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.

Dark magenta color values

Every conversion for #8a2d8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a2d8a

RGB138, 45, 138

HSL300, 51%, 36%

HSV300, 67%, 54%

CMYK0%, 67%, 0%, 46%

Lab36.2, 51.1, -32.4

XYZ16.01, 9.12, 24.96

Decimal9055626

Web safe#993399

Pantone2593 C

Shades of dark magenta

#7f297f #732673 #682268 #5c1e5c #511a51 #451745 #3a133a #2e0f2e #230b23 #170817

Tints of dark magenta

#a135a1 #b93cb9 #c54ec5 #cd66cd #d57dd5 #dc94dc #e4ace4 #ebc3eb #f3daf3 #fbf2fb

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#2d8a2d Analogous#5b2d8a Analogous#8a2d5c Triadic#8a8a2d Triadic#2d8a8a Split complementary#5c8a2d Split complementary#2d8a5c

Dark magenta in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 67, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a2d8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 67 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 66 4 52

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark magenta in css

Copy #8a2d8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a2d8a; }
.text { color: #8a2d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a2d8a; }

How dark magenta looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark magenta and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a2d8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a2d8a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark magenta on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8a2d8a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark magenta? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark magenta into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8a2d8a 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 dark magenta, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #8a2d8a 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.