Medium violet red

#ae2c86

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 318 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 #ae2c86, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae2c86
RGB174, 44, 134
HSL318, 60%, 43%
HSV318, 75%, 68%
CMYK0%, 75%, 23%, 32%
Lab42.03, 59.89, -20.38
XYZ22.66, 12.52, 23.78
Decimal11414662
Web safe#993399
Pantone247 C
Pantone247 CHex#ae2c86Rgb174 44 134Cmyk0 75 23 32Lab42 60 -20Darker#3c0f2eDeep#751e5aLighter#cc56a7

Shades of medium violet red

Tints of medium violet red

Colors that go with medium violet red

Medium violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 75, 23, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae2c86 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 75 23 32
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 73 25 38
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 #ae2c86 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae2c86; }
.text { color: #ae2c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae2c86; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ae2c86 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.99:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.50:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae2c86 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 #ae2c86 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ae2c86 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium violet red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ae2c86 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.