Medium violet red

#d42ead

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 314 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 #d42ead, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d42ead

RGB212, 46, 173

HSL314, 66%, 51%

HSV314, 78%, 83%

CMYK0%, 78%, 18%, 17%

Lab50.65, 73.37, -29.88

XYZ35.67, 18.97, 41.32

Decimal13905581

Web safe#cc3399

Pantone2385 C

Shades of medium violet red

#c3289f #b0248f #9d2080 #8b1d71 #781961 #651552 #521143 #3f0d33 #2c0924 #190515

Tints of medium violet red

#d841b5 #dc55bc #e068c4 #e47ccb #e88fd3 #eca3db #f0b6e2 #f4c9ea #f8ddf2 #fcf0f9

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#2ed455 Analogous#a82ed4 Analogous#d42e5a Triadic#add42e Triadic#2eadd4 Split complementary#5ad42e Split complementary#2ed4a8

Medium violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 78, 18, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d42ead on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 18 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 21 23

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 #d42ead straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d42ead; }
.text { color: #d42ead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d42ead; }

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 #d42ead against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d42ead 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 #d42ead 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 #d42ead 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

Every value on this page for #d42ead is computed, not guessed. 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.