Medium violet red

#bf538f

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 mid pink, balanced 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 #bf538f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf538f

RGB191, 83, 143

HSL327, 46%, 54%

HSV327, 57%, 75%

CMYK0%, 57%, 25%, 25%

Lab50.97, 49.99, -11.93

XYZ29.54, 19.25, 28.14

Decimal12538767

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone675 C

Shades of medium violet red

#b64483 #a43d76 #92376a #81305d #6f2950 #5d2343 #4c1c36 #3a152a #280f1d #160810

Tints of medium violet red

#c56399 #cb73a4 #d183ae #d793b8 #dda2c3 #e2b2cd #e8c2d7 #eed2e2 #f4e2ec #faf2f7

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#53bf83 Analogous#b953bf Analogous#bf5359 Triadic#8fbf53 Triadic#538fbf Split complementary#59bf53 Split complementary#53bfb9

Medium violet red in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 57, 25, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf538f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 57 25 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 56 27 31

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 #bf538f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf538f; }
.text { color: #bf538f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf538f; }

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 #bf538f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf538f 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 #bf538f 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 #bf538f 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 #bf538f is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.