Medium violet red

#cd427a

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, confident and easy to pair. 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 #cd427a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd427a

RGB205, 66, 122

HSL336, 58%, 53%

HSV336, 68%, 80%

CMYK0%, 68%, 40%, 20%

Lab49.83, 59.06, -0.8

XYZ30.64, 18.28, 20.33

Decimal13451898

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone219 C

Shades of medium violet red

#c3346e #b02f63 #9d2a58 #8a254e #772043 #641b38 #51152e #3e1023 #2b0b18 #18060e

Tints of medium violet red

#d25386 #d66593 #db769f #e088ab #e499b8 #e9abc4 #edbcd0 #f2cedc #f7dfe9 #fbf1f5

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#42cd95 Analogous#cd42bf Analogous#cd5042 Triadic#7acd42 Triadic#427acd Split complementary#42cd50 Split complementary#42bfcd

Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 68, 40, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd427a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 68 40 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 41 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 #cd427a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd427a; }
.text { color: #cd427a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd427a; }

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 #cd427a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd427a 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 #cd427a 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 #cd427a 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

The figures for #cd427a 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.