Medium violet red

#a6256c

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 327 degrees. 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 #a6256c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a6256c

RGB166, 37, 108

HSL327, 64%, 40%

HSV327, 78%, 65%

CMYK0%, 78%, 35%, 35%

Lab38.75, 56.86, -9.38

XYZ19.09, 10.51, 15.21

Decimal10888556

Web safe#993366

Pantone234 C

Shades of medium violet red

#982263 #8a1f5a #7c1c50 #6e1847 #60153e #511235 #430f2c #350c23 #270919 #190610

Tints of medium violet red

#be2a7b #d2338a #d74b98 #dc63a5 #e17ab3 #e792c1 #eca9ce #f1c1dc #f6d9e9 #fcf0f7

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#25a65f Analogous#9f25a6 Analogous#a6252c Triadic#6ca625 Triadic#256ca6 Split complementary#2ca625 Split complementary#25a6a0

Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 78, 35, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a6256c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 35 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 36 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #a6256c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a6256c; }
.text { color: #a6256c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6256c; }

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 #a6256c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a6256c 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 #a6256c 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 #a6256c 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 #a6256c 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.