SKU:

HEWCF353A-COM

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CF353A

Ink Color:

Magenta

Page Yield:

1,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What colour does the CF353A code stand for?

CF353A stands for magenta. It is the magenta cartridge in HP's 130A family, supplied here on its own for $36.41. The other two colour stations run on their own separate cartridges, so a cartridge labelled CF353A belongs only in the magenta position and nowhere else in the machine.

Why have my blues turned dull and my purples gone flat?

Purple and violet are built from magenta working with cyan, and rich blues lean on magenta more than most people realise. As magenta fades, purples lose their red half and collapse into plain, lifeless blue, while deep blues print thinner and duller than they appear on screen. If the red family still shows up in your prints but every purple looks like a tired blue, the CF353A is the station running dry.

Why do reds print orange when magenta is low?

A strong printed red needs a full measure of magenta laid down with yellow. Starve the page of magenta and the yellow dominates, pushing reds toward orange and coral — a red logo comes out looking rusty, warning signs lose their punch, and photographs of food or flowers look oddly autumnal. That orange shift, paired with flat purples, is magenta's signature symptom.

Is 1,000 pages a realistic rating for this magenta cartridge?

The CF353A is rated at 1,000 pages under standard coverage conditions, and magenta consumption follows the work: presentations with red headings and purple charts spend it steadily, photo pages spend it faster, and plain correspondence barely touches it. Read the figure as the cartridge's tested capacity — how long it lasts on your desk depends on how much red-family colour your pages actually contain.

Can a home user fit this cartridge without disturbing the rest of the printer?

Yes — magenta lifts out and drops in as a single station in the LaserJet Pro MFP M177fw, with no need to remove or replace any other cartridge. Colour photocopying will use the fresh magenta immediately; scanning, which involves no toner, works the same before and after the change.

How should I store a spare magenta cartridge before I need it?

Keep it sealed in its box, flat, and out of direct sunlight and heat until the day you fit it — a desk drawer or office shelf at ordinary room temperature is ideal. Opening it early gains nothing, and leaving an unopened spare ready means the orange-red warning signs described above can be fixed the same day they appear.

About This CF353A Magenta Cartridge — The Red Family, Back at Full Strength

Magenta does the heavy lifting behind every red, pink and purple a colour printer produces, and its absence is felt in the most visible places: logos, charts, photographs of people. This single CF353A, at $36.41 with a 1,000-page rating in the 130A family, is aimed at that one faded station — restoring saturated reds and living purples while your cyan and yellow cartridges, which may have months left in them, stay exactly where they are.

Cover is straightforward: a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, with support available Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST if a colour problem needs talking through. Parcels ship from warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and the shipping & returns page explains the delivery side in full. The wider range for this printer family is gathered under HP in the store.