SKU:

HEWCF383A-COM

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CF383A

Ink Color:

Magenta

Page Yield:

2,700 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you identify this cartridge for me?

Certainly — this is a single magenta toner cartridge coded CF383A, the magenta member of HP's 312A family, offered at $35.11 and rated at up to 2,700 pages. The listing is for the magenta cartridge alone, and it fits the Color LaserJet Pro MFP M476dn along with the other models of that multifunction series.

Which colors on the page depend on magenta?

Reds are the headline: magenta and yellow together make every red, from a sale banner to a stop-sign icon. Magenta also builds purples and pinks by itself and with cyan, and it warms up skin tones in photographs — faces printed without enough magenta look pale and slightly green.

My prints are coming out too green. Could magenta be the cause?

That is a classic symptom. When magenta runs short, the balance of the remaining colors takes over and images pick up a green or cyan cast, while reds collapse into orange-brown. Check the supplies levels; if text is crisp and only color pages are off, a low magenta cartridge is the likely story.

How long should 2,700 pages last?

The rating assumes 5% coverage of magenta per page. A flyer with a red headline uses a little; a full-bleed promotional photo uses a lot. Offices that print color mainly for charts and logos will spread this cartridge across many months, while photo-heavy work moves through it faster.

Do photographs really use more magenta than office documents?

Yes — photographs cover most of the sheet, and warm subjects such as people, food and sunsets lean heavily on magenta. A week of photo printing can consume what months of ordinary color documents would not. The supplies gauge is the honest measure either way.

Where does this cartridge sit inside the machine?

In its own labeled slot in the pull-out cartridge drawer behind the front door, alongside the other colors. Replacing it means sliding the drawer out, lifting the old unit by its handle, seating the new one until it clicks, and closing up — a two-minute job with no tools.

About This CF383A Magenta Cartridge

If your office prints anything meant to persuade — flyers, menus, listings, event posters — magenta is the cartridge doing the persuading, carrying the reds and warm tones people notice first. This CF383A brings 2,700 rated pages of that color back to the M476 multifunction line.

We stock and ship from warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California, and every cartridge is protected by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. Reach our team Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST with any question, and see the shipping and returns page for the delivery and returns fine print.