Medium violet red

#cd459c

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 strong pink at 322 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium violet red color values

Every conversion for #cd459c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd459c

RGB205, 69, 156

HSL322, 58%, 54%

HSV322, 66%, 80%

CMYK0%, 66%, 24%, 20%

Lab51.42, 61.89, -18.75

XYZ33.31, 19.64, 33.49

Decimal13452700

Web safe#cc3399

Pantone2385 C

Shades of medium violet red

#c53591 #b23083 #9e2b75 #8b2567 #782058 #651b4a #52163c #3e112e #2b0c20 #180612

Tints of medium violet red

#d256a5 #d667ae #db79b7 #df8ac1 #e49bca #e9acd3 #edbddc #f2cfe5 #f7e0ee #fbf1f8

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#45cd76 Analogous#ba45cd Analogous#cd4558 Triadic#9ccd45 Triadic#459ccd Split complementary#58cd45 Split complementary#45cdba

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, 66, 24, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd459c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 66 24 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 65 26 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #cd459c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd459c; }
.text { color: #cd459c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd459c; }

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 #cd459c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd459c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cd459c 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cd459c 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 #cd459c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.