Medium violet red

#bc1c9e

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, rich and easy to pair. 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 #bc1c9e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc1c9e

RGB188, 28, 158

HSL311, 74%, 42%

HSV311, 85%, 74%

CMYK0%, 85%, 16%, 26%

Lab44.22, 70.43, -31.34

XYZ27.33, 13.99, 33.61

Decimal12328094

Web safe#cc3399

Pantone246 C

Shades of medium violet red

#ac1a90 #9c1783 #8c1575 #7b1268 #6b105a #5b0e4d #4b0b3f #3b0932 #2b0624 #1b0416

Tints of medium violet red

#d420b2 #e02fbf #e447c6 #e75fce #eb77d5 #ee8fdd #f2a7e4 #f6bfeb #f9d7f3 #fdeffa

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#1cbc3a Analogous#8a1cbc Analogous#bc1c4e Triadic#9ebc1c Triadic#1c9ebc Split complementary#4ebc1c Split complementary#1cbc8a

Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 85, 16, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc1c9e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 16 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 19 32

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 #bc1c9e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc1c9e; }
.text { color: #bc1c9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc1c9e; }

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 #bc1c9e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc1c9e 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 #bc1c9e 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 #bc1c9e 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

Every value on this page for #bc1c9e is computed, not guessed. 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.