Medium violet red

#9c245e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium violet red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Medium violet red, a strong pink at 331 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Medium violet red color values

Every conversion for #9c245e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c245e

RGB156, 36, 94

HSL331, 63%, 38%

HSV331, 77%, 61%

CMYK0%, 77%, 40%, 39%

Lab36.25, 52.93, -4.43

XYZ16.36, 9.14, 11.49

Decimal10232926

Web safe#993366

Pantone676 C

Shades of medium violet red

#8f2156 #821e4e #751b46 #68183e #5a1536 #4d122f #400f27 #330c1f #260917 #19060f

Tints of medium violet red

#b42a6d #cd2f7b #d4468b #da5e9a #e077a9 #e58fb9 #eba7c8 #f0c0d7 #f6d8e7 #fcf0f6

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#249c62 Analogous#9c249a Analogous#9c2624 Triadic#5e9c24 Triadic#245e9c Split complementary#249c26 Split complementary#249a9c

Medium violet red in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 40, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c245e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 40 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 41 45

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #9c245e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c245e; }
.text { color: #9c245e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c245e; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9c245e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c245e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9c245e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium violet red? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9c245e 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 medium violet red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #9c245e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.