Medium violet red

#b25090

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 soft pink at 321 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 #b25090, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b25090
RGB178, 80, 144
HSL321, 39%, 51%
HSV321, 55%, 70%
CMYK0%, 55%, 19%, 30%
Lab48.53, 47.51, -16.41
XYZ26.26, 17.22, 28.32
Decimal11686032
Web safe#996699
Pantone258 C
Pantone258 CHex#b25090Rgb178 80 144Cmyk0 55 19 30Lab49 48 -16Darker#502340Deep#823968Lighter#c485ae

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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, 55, 19, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b25090 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 55 19 30
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 55 21 36
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 #b25090 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b25090; }
.text { color: #b25090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b25090; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b25090 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.73:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.44:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b25090 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 #b25090 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 #b25090 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

The figures for #b25090 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.