Dark magenta

#ae1da4

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 strong. 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 #ae1da4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae1da4

RGB174, 29, 164

HSL304, 71%, 40%

HSV304, 83%, 68%

CMYK0%, 83%, 6%, 32%

Lab42.09, 68.24, -38.46

XYZ24.6, 12.56, 36.25

Decimal11410852

Web safe#993399

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark magenta

#9f1b96 #901888 #82167a #73136c #64115e #550e50 #470c43 #380935 #290727 #1a0419

Tints of dark magenta

#c721bb #db29cf #e042d5 #e45bda #e874e0 #ec8de5 #f0a5eb #f4bef0 #f8d7f6 #fcf0fc

Colors that go with dark magenta

Complementary#1dae27 Analogous#701dae Analogous#ae1d5b Triadic#a4ae1d Triadic#1da4ae Split complementary#5cae1d Split complementary#1dae70

Dark magenta in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 83, 6, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae1da4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 83 6 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 80 10 38

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 #ae1da4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae1da4; }
.text { color: #ae1da4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae1da4; }

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 #ae1da4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae1da4 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 #ae1da4 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 #ae1da4 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 #ae1da4 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.