Medium violet red

#bb048a

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

Medium violet red is a deep pink, weighty and easy to pair. 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 #bb048a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb048a

RGB187, 4, 138

HSL316, 96%, 37%

HSV316, 98%, 73%

CMYK0%, 98%, 26%, 27%

Lab41.98, 70.98, -22.72

XYZ25.12, 12.49, 25.13

Decimal12256394

Web safe#cc0099

Pantone247 C

Shades of medium violet red

#ab047e #9c0373 #8c0367 #7c035c #6c0250 #5d0244 #4d0239 #3d012d #2e0122 #1e0116

Tints of medium violet red

#d805a0 #f605b6 #fa1fc0 #fb3dc8 #fb5ad0 #fc78d9 #fd95e1 #fdb3e9 #fed0f2 #ffeefa

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#04bb35 Analogous#9004bb Analogous#bb042f Triadic#8abb04 Triadic#048abb Split complementary#2fbb04 Split complementary#04bb90

Medium violet red in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 98, 26, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb048a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 98 26 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 94 28 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #bb048a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb048a; }
.text { color: #bb048a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb048a; }

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 #bb048a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb048a 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 #bb048a 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 #bb048a 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 #bb048a are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.