Medium violet red

#b4147d

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 vivid pink at 321 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Medium violet red color values

Every conversion for #b4147d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4147d

RGB180, 20, 125

HSL321, 80%, 39%

HSV321, 89%, 71%

CMYK0%, 89%, 31%, 29%

Lab40.71, 66.12, -16.77

XYZ22.77, 11.68, 20.46

Decimal11801725

Web safe#cc0066

Pantone241 C

Shades of medium violet red

#a51272 #961168 #860f5d #770d53 #680c48 #590a3d #490833 #3a0628 #2b051e #1c0313

Tints of medium violet red

#ce178f #e61da1 #e937ac #ec51b7 #ef6bc2 #f286cc #f4a0d7 #f7bae2 #fad5ed #fdeff8

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#14b44b Analogous#9b14b4 Analogous#b4142d Triadic#7db414 Triadic#147db4 Split complementary#2db414 Split complementary#14b49b

Medium violet red in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 89, 31, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4147d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 89 31 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 86 33 35

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #b4147d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4147d; }
.text { color: #b4147d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4147d; }

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 #b4147d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4147d 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 #b4147d 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 #b4147d 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 #b4147d are worked out. 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.