Medium violet red

#bb2f72

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, mid and strong. 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 #bb2f72, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb2f72

RGB187, 47, 114

HSL331, 60%, 46%

HSV331, 75%, 73%

CMYK0%, 75%, 39%, 27%

Lab43.96, 59.95, -4.92

XYZ24.55, 13.81, 17.29

Decimal12267378

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone675 C

Shades of medium violet red

#ab2b68 #9a275e #8a2354 #7a1f4a #6a1b40 #591637 #49122d #390e23 #290a19 #18060f

Tints of medium violet red

#cd377f #d24c8c #d76099 #dc75a6 #e18ab4 #e79ec1 #ecb3ce #f1c7db #f6dce9 #fbf1f6

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#2fbb78 Analogous#bb2fb8 Analogous#bb322f Triadic#72bb2f Triadic#2f72bb Split complementary#2fbb32 Split complementary#2fb8bb

Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 75, 39, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb2f72 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 75 39 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 73 40 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #bb2f72 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb2f72; }
.text { color: #bb2f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb2f72; }

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 #bb2f72 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb2f72 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 #bb2f72 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 #bb2f72 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 #bb2f72 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.