Medium violet red

#a85b81

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

Medium violet red is a mid pink, grounded and easy to pair. 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 #a85b81, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a85b81

RGB168, 91, 129

HSL330, 31%, 51%

HSV330, 46%, 66%

CMYK0%, 46%, 23%, 34%

Lab48.75, 36.28, -7.25

XYZ23.85, 17.39, 22.87

Decimal11033473

Web safe#996699

Pantone682 C

Shades of medium violet red

#9a5276 #8b4a6a #7c425f #6e3a53 #5f3248 #502a3d #412231 #321a26 #23131b #140b0f

Tints of medium violet red

#b06a8d #b87998 #c089a4 #c898b0 #d0a7bc #d8b6c7 #e1c6d3 #e9d5df #f1e4ea #f9f3f6

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#5ba882 Analogous#a85ba7 Analogous#a85b5b Triadic#81a85b Triadic#5b81a8 Split complementary#5ba85b Split complementary#5ba7a8

Medium violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 46, 23, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a85b81 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 46 23 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 46 25 40

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 #a85b81 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a85b81; }
.text { color: #a85b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85b81; }

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 #a85b81 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a85b81 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 #a85b81 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 #a85b81 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 #a85b81 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.