Dark magenta

#ac00a1

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

Dark magenta sits in the pink band, deep and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark magenta color values

Every conversion for #ac00a1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac00a1

RGB172, 0, 161

HSL304, 100%, 34%

HSV304, 100%, 67%

CMYK0%, 100%, 6%, 33%

Lab40.15, 71.54, -39.76

XYZ23.45, 11.34, 34.67

Decimal11272353

Web safe#990099

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark magenta

#9e0094 #900087 #820079 #73006c #65005f #570052 #490044 #3b0037 #2d002a #1f001d

Tints of dark magenta

#cc00bf #ec00dd #ff0df0 #ff2df2 #ff4df4 #ff6df6 #ff8df8 #ffadfa #ffcdfc #ffedfe

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#00ac0b Analogous#6100ac Analogous#ac004b Triadic#a1ac00 Triadic#00a1ac Split complementary#4bac00 Split complementary#00ac61

Dark 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, 100, 6, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac00a1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 6 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 10 39

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.

Dark magenta in css

Copy #ac00a1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac00a1; }
.text { color: #ac00a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac00a1; }

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 #ac00a1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac00a1 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 #ac00a1 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 #ac00a1 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 #ac00a1 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.