Medium violet red

#b51c81

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 320 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 #b51c81, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b51c81

RGB181, 28, 129

HSL320, 73%, 41%

HSV320, 85%, 71%

CMYK0%, 85%, 29%, 29%

Lab41.59, 65.27, -17.87

XYZ23.43, 12.24, 21.9

Decimal11869313

Web safe#cc3399

Pantone240 C

Shades of medium violet red

#a61a76 #96176b #871560 #771255 #68104a #580e3f #490b34 #390929 #2a061e #1b0413

Tints of medium violet red

#ce2092 #de2ba1 #e244ac #e65cb7 #ea75c2 #ed8dcd #f1a6d8 #f5bee2 #f9d7ed #fdf0f8

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#1cb550 Analogous#9d1cb5 Analogous#b51c34 Triadic#81b51c Triadic#1c81b5 Split complementary#34b51c Split complementary#1cb59d

Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 85, 29, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b51c81 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 29 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 31 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 #b51c81 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b51c81; }
.text { color: #b51c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b51c81; }

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 #b51c81 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b51c81 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 #b51c81 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 #b51c81 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 #b51c81 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.