Medium violet red

#bb3768

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 338 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 #bb3768, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb3768
RGB187, 55, 104
HSL338, 55%, 47%
HSV338, 71%, 73%
CMYK0%, 71%, 44%, 27%
Lab44.66, 56.15, 2.28
XYZ24.36, 14.3, 14.57
Decimal12269416
Web safe#cc3366
Pantone675 C
Pantone675 CHex#bb3768Rgb187 55 104Cmyk0 71 44 27Lab45 56 2Darker#4d172bDeep#842749Lighter#cd6c90

Shades of medium violet red

Tints of medium violet red

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Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 71, 44, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb3768 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 71 44 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 69 44 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 #bb3768 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb3768; }
.text { color: #bb3768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb3768; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb3768 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.44:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.86:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb3768 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 #bb3768 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #bb3768 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium violet red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #bb3768 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. 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.