Magenta Ink is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #aec2c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c5051 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (2.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 27.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Magenta Ink Color. The Gondola color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Louisiana Mud (#655856) for more calm effect. Try Night Rider as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c5051 is the best complementary color to Magenta Ink. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #513d3c complementary color is Limed Spruce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Matterhorn are #513c45 and #51473c. Thus found on the left and right of #513d3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Taupe colors as they work well with Magenta Ink.
The split-complementary Magenta Ink palette consists of #3c4551 and #3c5147 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c5051). Try Bright Gray and Mineral Green colors in combination with #513d3c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #513d3c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Magenta Ink. Thus Gun Powder and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magenta Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Cabbage Pont, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #513d3c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Magenta Ink tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3c5051) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Limed Spruce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c513d and #513c4f.
In a RGB color space, hex #513d3c is made of 40% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Magenta Ink has a hue angle of 2.86°, a saturation of 14.89% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #513d3c is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #513d3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,61,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 30%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 8.23, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(2.86,14.89%,27.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(2.86,25.93%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.8806,8.5836,3.9886) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8777,5.4131,5.01) |