Medium violet red

#b9156a

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 #b9156a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9156a

RGB185, 21, 106

HSL329, 80%, 40%

HSV329, 89%, 73%

CMYK0%, 89%, 43%, 27%

Lab41.04, 65.15, -4.31

XYZ22.88, 11.89, 14.73

Decimal12129642

Web safe#cc0066

Pantone227 C

Shades of medium violet red

#a91361 #991158 #8a104f #7a0e46 #6a0c3d #5a0a34 #4b082b #3b0722 #2b0519 #1b0310

Tints of medium violet red

#d31879 #e62187 #e93b95 #ec55a3 #ef6eb1 #f288bf #f4a2cd #f7bcdb #fad5e8 #fdeff6

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#15b964 Analogous#b615b9 Analogous#b91518 Triadic#6ab915 Triadic#156ab9 Split complementary#18b915 Split complementary#15b9b6

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, 43, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9156a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 89 43 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 86 44 33

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 #b9156a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9156a; }
.text { color: #b9156a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9156a; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b9156a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9156a 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 #b9156a 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 #b9156a 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 #b9156a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.