Medium violet red

#cd009a

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium violet red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Medium violet red, a vivid pink at 315 degrees. 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 #cd009a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd009a

RGB205, 0, 154

HSL315, 100%, 40%

HSV315, 100%, 80%

CMYK0%, 100%, 25%, 20%

Lab46.06, 76.71, -25.83

XYZ31.01, 15.31, 31.89

Decimal13435034

Web safe#cc0099

Pantone246 C

Shades of medium violet red

#bc008d #aa0080 #990073 #870066 #760058 #64004b #53003e #410031 #300024 #1f0017

Tints of medium violet red

#ea00b0 #ff07c1 #ff24c9 #ff41d0 #ff5ed7 #ff7ade #ff97e5 #ffb4ec #ffd0f3 #ffedfb

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#00cd33 Analogous#9a00cd Analogous#cd0033 Triadic#9acd00 Triadic#009acd Split complementary#34cd00 Split complementary#00cd9a

Medium violet red in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 25, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd009a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 25 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 27 26

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 #cd009a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd009a; }
.text { color: #cd009a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd009a; }

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 #cd009a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd009a 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 #cd009a 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 #cd009a 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

Here is how the numbers for #cd009a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.