Medium violet red

#a51b50

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

Medium violet red sits in the pink band, deep and strong. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium violet red color values

Every conversion for #a51b50, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a51b50

RGB165, 27, 80

HSL337, 72%, 38%

HSV337, 84%, 65%

CMYK0%, 84%, 52%, 35%

Lab36.67, 56.63, 5.4

XYZ17.36, 9.36, 8.48

Decimal10820432

Web safe#993366

Pantone220 C

Shades of medium violet red

#971949 #891643 #7b143c #6e1235 #60102e #520d28 #440b21 #36091a #280713 #1a040d

Tints of medium violet red

#bf1f5d #d92369 #df3b7a #e3558c #e76f9d #ec88af #f0a2c0 #f4bcd2 #f8d6e3 #fcf0f5

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#1ba570 Analogous#a51b95 Analogous#a52b1b Triadic#50a51b Triadic#1b50a5 Split complementary#1ba52b Split complementary#1b95a5

Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 84, 52, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a51b50 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 84 52 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 81 52 41

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #a51b50 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a51b50; }
.text { color: #a51b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a51b50; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a51b50 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a51b50 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a51b50 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a51b50 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

Here is how the numbers for #a51b50 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.