Medium violet red

#bb22a2

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 310 degrees. 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 #bb22a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb22a2

RGB187, 34, 162

HSL310, 69%, 43%

HSV310, 82%, 73%

CMYK0%, 82%, 13%, 27%

Lab44.68, 69.48, -33.01

XYZ27.59, 14.32, 35.49

Decimal12264098

Web safe#cc3399

Pantone253 C

Shades of medium violet red

#ab1f94 #9b1c86 #8b1978 #7b166a #6a135c #5a104e #4a0d40 #3a0b32 #2a0824 #1a0516

Tints of medium violet red

#d226b6 #db38c0 #df4fc8 #e366cf #e77dd6 #ec94dd #f0abe5 #f4c2ec #f8d9f3 #fcf0fa

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#22bb3b Analogous#8722bb Analogous#bb2256 Triadic#a2bb22 Triadic#22a2bb Split complementary#55bb22 Split complementary#22bb87

Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 82, 13, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb22a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 82 13 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 16 33

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

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #bb22a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb22a2; }
.text { color: #bb22a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb22a2; }

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 #bb22a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb22a2 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 #bb22a2 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 #bb22a2 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 #bb22a2 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.