Medium violet red

#cb3969

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 #cb3969, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb3969

RGB203, 57, 105

HSL340, 58%, 51%

HSV340, 72%, 80%

CMYK0%, 72%, 48%, 20%

Lab47.81, 60.19, 6.56

XYZ28.64, 16.64, 15.07

Decimal13318505

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone226 C

Shades of medium violet red

#bc315f #aa2d56 #97284c #852343 #731e3a #611931 #4f1528 #3d101f #2a0b15 #18060c

Tints of medium violet red

#d04b77 #d55e85 #d97093 #de83a1 #e395af #e8a7bd #edbacb #f2ccd8 #f6dee6 #fbf1f4

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#39cb9b Analogous#cb39b2 Analogous#cb5239 Triadic#69cb39 Triadic#3969cb Split complementary#39cb52 Split complementary#39b2cb

Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 48, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb3969 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 48 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 48 26

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 #cb3969 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb3969; }
.text { color: #cb3969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb3969; }

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 #cb3969 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb3969 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 #cb3969 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 #cb3969 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #cb3969 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. 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.