Medium violet red

#cf3981

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 #cf3981, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf3981
RGB207, 57, 129
HSL331, 61%, 52%
HSV331, 72%, 81%
CMYK0%, 72%, 38%, 19%
Lab49.22, 63.62, -5.89
XYZ31.16, 17.78, 22.56
Decimal13580673
Web safe#cc3399
Pantone219 C
Pantone219 CHex#cf3981Rgb207 57 129Cmyk0 72 38 19Lab49 64 -6Darker#62183bDeep#9b265eLighter#d878a6

Shades of medium violet red

Tints of medium violet red

Colors that go with medium violet red

Medium violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 38, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf3981 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 72 38 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 70 39 25
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 #cf3981 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf3981; }
.text { color: #cf3981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf3981; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cf3981 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.61:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
4.56:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf3981 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 #cf3981 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #cf3981 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium violet red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cf3981 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.