Medium violet red

#bd3e95

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 soft. 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 #bd3e95, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd3e95

RGB189, 62, 149

HSL319, 51%, 49%

HSV319, 67%, 74%

CMYK0%, 67%, 21%, 26%

Lab47.54, 59.35, -20.77

XYZ28.13, 16.43, 30.12

Decimal12402325

Web safe#cc3399

Pantone807 C

Shades of medium violet red

#ac3988 #9c337b #8b2e6e #7b2861 #6a2354 #591d46 #491839 #38122c #280d1f #170812

Tints of medium violet red

#c54ea0 #cb60a9 #d172b3 #d785bd #dd97c7 #e3a9d1 #e9bbda #efcde4 #f5dfee #fbf2f8

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#3ebd66 Analogous#a53ebd Analogous#bd3e56 Triadic#95bd3e Triadic#3e95bd Split complementary#56bd3e Split complementary#3ebda6

Medium violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 67, 21, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd3e95 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 67 21 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 66 23 32

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 #bd3e95 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd3e95; }
.text { color: #bd3e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd3e95; }

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 #bd3e95 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd3e95 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 #bd3e95 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 #bd3e95 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

The figures for #bd3e95 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.