Medium violet red

#c532ab

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 #c532ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c532ab
RGB197, 50, 171
HSL311, 60%, 48%
HSV311, 75%, 77%
CMYK0%, 75%, 13%, 23%
Lab48.38, 68.6, -32.45
XYZ31.52, 17.09, 40.17
Decimal12923563
Web safe#cc3399
Pantone246 C
Pantone246 CHex#c532abRgb197 50 171Cmyk0 75 13 23Lab48 69 -32Darker#531548Deep#8c247aLighter#d36cc0

Shades of medium violet red

Tints of medium violet red

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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, 75, 13, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c532ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 75 13 23
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 73 16 29
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 #c532ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c532ab; }
.text { color: #c532ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c532ab; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c532ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.75:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.42:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c532ab 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 #c532ab 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 #c532ab 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 #c532ab come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.