Medium violet red

#de04ae

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, deep and vivid. 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 #de04ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de04ae
RGB222, 4, 174
HSL313, 96%, 44%
HSV313, 98%, 87%
CMYK0%, 98%, 22%, 13%
Lab50.3, 81.94, -30.88
XYZ37.81, 18.67, 41.66
Decimal14550190
Web safe#cc0099
Pantone2385 C
Pantone2385 CHex#de04aeRgb222 4 174Cmyk0 98 22 13Lab50 82 -31Darker#520140Deep#980377Lighter#f138c8

Shades of medium violet red

Tints of medium violet red

Colors that go with medium violet red

Medium violet red in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 98, 22, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de04ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 98 22 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 94 24 19
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 #de04ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de04ae; }
.text { color: #de04ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de04ae; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #de04ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.44:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.73:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de04ae 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 #de04ae 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 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 #de04ae 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

The figures for #de04ae 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. 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.