Medium violet red

#b41489

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

Medium violet red sits in the pink band, deep and vivid. 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 #b41489, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b41489

RGB180, 20, 137

HSL316, 80%, 39%

HSV316, 89%, 71%

CMYK0%, 89%, 24%, 29%

Lab41.23, 67.52, -23.37

XYZ23.59, 12.01, 24.74

Decimal11801737

Web safe#cc0099

Pantone247 C

Shades of medium violet red

#a5127d #961172 #860f66 #770d5b #680c4f #590a43 #490838 #3a062c #2b0521 #1c0315

Tints of medium violet red

#ce179d #e61db0 #e937b9 #ec51c2 #ef6bcb #f286d5 #f4a0de #f7bae7 #fad5f0 #fdeff9

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#14b43f Analogous#8f14b4 Analogous#b41439 Triadic#89b414 Triadic#1489b4 Split complementary#39b414 Split complementary#14b48f

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, 24, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b41489 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 89 24 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 86 26 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #b41489 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b41489; }
.text { color: #b41489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b41489; }

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 #b41489 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b41489 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 #b41489 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 #b41489 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #b41489 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.