Medium violet red

#ca059f

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, deep and vivid. 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 #ca059f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca059f

RGB202, 5, 159

HSL313, 95%, 41%

HSV313, 98%, 79%

CMYK0%, 98%, 21%, 21%

Lab45.86, 76.29, -29.17

XYZ30.67, 15.17, 34.11

Decimal13239711

Web safe#cc0099

Pantone246 C

Shades of medium violet red

#b90591 #a80484 #960476 #850369 #74035b #63024e #520240 #400233 #2f0125 #1e0118

Tints of medium violet red

#e606b5 #f90fc6 #fa2bcd #fa47d3 #fb62da #fc7ee0 #fd9ae7 #fdb6ee #fed2f4 #ffeefb

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#05ca30 Analogous#9305ca Analogous#ca053c Triadic#9fca05 Triadic#059fca Split complementary#3cca05 Split complementary#05ca93

Medium violet red in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 98, 21, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca059f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 98 21 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 94 23 27

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #ca059f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca059f; }
.text { color: #ca059f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca059f; }

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 #ca059f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca059f 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 #ca059f 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 #ca059f 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

Here is how the numbers for #ca059f are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.