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Magenta Ink Vivid
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Magenta Ink Vivid

Pink · Hue 290
Hex
#35093E
RGB
rgb(53, 9, 62)
HSL
hsl(290, 74%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(15%, 85%, 0%, 76%)
Metrics
S 74% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
16.7:1AA
on black
1.3:1Fail
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About this color

Magenta Ink Vivid (#35093E) belongs to the pink family — hue 290°, 74% saturation, 14% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-magenta-ink-vivid: #35093E;
  --colorarchive-magenta-ink-vivid-hsl: hsl(290, 74%, 14%);
  --colorarchive-magenta-ink-vivid-rgb: rgb(53, 9, 62);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

SensualDramaticSophisticated
Common in

Fine Wine · Luxury Lingerie · Event Design

Pairs well with

Gold for opulence, charcoal for drama, deep emerald for richness

Design tip

Use sparingly as an accent in luxury interfaces. Deep pink against dark backgrounds creates an unforgettable visual signature.

Cultural context ▶

Deep pinks and magentas bridge passion and sophistication. Common in luxury branding and high-fashion editorials.

Color Origins

Pink family

From cheap cosmetic to feminist reclamation to gender-neutral comeback.

Heritage

Pink, as a named color, is recent in English (only since the late 17th century, originally referring to the Dianthus flower). The hue itself is even more recent in widespread use — most historical 'reds' that we'd now call pink were either faded cochineal or madder mixed with white lead. The classical Persian rosé and Venetian pink are old, but the cultural identity of 'pink' as its own thing is essentially a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl is a marketing invention from the 1940s; before WWII pink was often suggested for boys ('a stronger, more decided color') and blue for girls. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight without gender association. In Latin American culture, hot pink is a celebratory color; in much of South Asia, pink is one of the auspicious wedding palette colors. The Pink Triangle was reclaimed from a Nazi badge into a 1970s LGBTQ+ symbol.

In the wild

T-Mobile's magenta is a hard-trademarked, hard-defended brand color. Barbie pink (Pantone 219 C) became its own cultural force in 2023. Owens Corning trademarked the color of its insulation. The Pepto-Bismol pink is calibrated for medicine-cabinet recognizability. Wes Anderson built a career making heritage pinks (The Grand Budapest Hotel) feel deeply specific. Millennial Pink (~2014–2018) was a rebranding effort to make pink read as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; biologically it's still a long-wavelength color, but the white in it dampens the arousal response. Light pinks (blush, dusty rose) read as romantic, gentle, premium-feminine. Hot pinks read as energetic, queer-coded, or counterculture. Salmon and coral pinks read as healthy, beachy, or hospitality-friendly. Pink is having a sustained moment in adult-targeted brand design (skincare, DTC, beverage) precisely because it stopped being read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

A jewel tone — saturated and dark at once. This is the register of velvet, deep enamel, and old-world luxury.

Lightness band: At this depth the hue starts behaving like a neutral — it can substitute for black in many contexts while still carrying a faint chromatic temperature. It pairs especially well with off-whites and warm metallics.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #35093E.

  • Slackprimary
    Aubergine · #4A154B
    →
  • Linearneutral
    Linear Gray 1 · #1C1D24
    →
  • Netflixneutral
    Netflix Black · #221F1F
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #35093E.

  • BrazilAçaí Purple
    #3D1F4D · Euterpe oleracea berry
    →
  • MexicoVolcanic Black
    #1F1A17 · Obsidian + Popocatépetl basalt
    →
  • IcelandBasalt Black
    #1A1B1F · Reynisfjara basalt columns
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Magenta Nocturne Vivid
#4C0D59 · hsl(290, 74%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Leaf Ink Vivid
#123E09 · hsl(110, 74%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Peony Ink Vivid
#3E0935 · hsl(310, 74%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Plum Ink Vivid
#24093E · hsl(270, 74%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Amber Ink Vivid
#3E3509 · hsl(50, 74%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Lagoon Ink Vivid
#093E35 · hsl(170, 74%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Olive Ink Vivid
#2D3E09 · hsl(80, 74%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Seafoam Ink Vivid
#093E1B · hsl(140, 74%, 14%)
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Base: Magenta Ink Vivid #35093E
Lighter companion: Magenta Nocturne Vivid #4C0D59
Complementary counterpoint: Leaf Ink Vivid #123E09
Analogous lead: Peony Ink Vivid #3E0935
Analogous echo: Plum Ink Vivid #24093E
Triadic +120°: Amber Ink Vivid #3E3509
Triadic +240°: Lagoon Ink Vivid #093E35
Split-comp +150°: Olive Ink Vivid #2D3E09
Split-comp +210°: Seafoam Ink Vivid #093E1B

Compare

See how Magenta Ink Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsMagenta Nocturne VividvsLeaf Ink VividvsPeony Ink VividvsPlum Ink VividvsAmber Ink VividvsLagoon Ink Vivid

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Magenta Nocturne Vivid
#4C0D59 · hsl(290, 74%, 20%)
Nearby match
Magenta Ink Bright
#380642 · hsl(290, 84%, 14%)
Nearby match
Magenta Ink Pure
#3A0345 · hsl(290, 92%, 14%)
Nearby match
Magenta Nocturne Bright
#50085E · hsl(290, 84%, 20%)
Nearby match
Magenta Ink Clear
#311037 · hsl(290, 54%, 14%)
Nearby match
Magenta Shadow Vivid
#6B137C · hsl(290, 74%, 28%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA16:1
Leaf Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA16:1
Leaf Veil Muted
#F9FBF9
AAA16:1
Leaf Veil Dust
#F9FBF9
AAA16.1:1
Leaf Veil Soft
#F9FCF8
AAA16.2:1
Leaf Veil Clear
#F8FDF7
AAA16.2:1
Leaf Veil Vivid
#F7FEF6

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#2A2D34
Protanopia
#282836
Tritanopia
#342F2D
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