Medium violet red

#bb4b8a

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 soft pink at 326 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 #bb4b8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb4b8a

RGB187, 75, 138

HSL326, 45%, 51%

HSV326, 60%, 73%

CMYK0%, 60%, 26%, 27%

Lab48.8, 51.78, -12.28

XYZ27.6, 17.43, 25.95

Decimal12274570

Web safe#cc3399

Pantone675 C

Shades of medium violet red

#ad417e #9d3b72 #8c3566 #7b2e5a #6a284d #592241 #491b35 #381529 #270f1c #160810

Tints of medium violet red

#c15c95 #c86ca0 #ce7dab #d48eb5 #db9fc0 #e1afcb #e7c0d6 #edd1e1 #f4e1ec #faf2f7

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#4bbb7c Analogous#b44bbb Analogous#bb4b52 Triadic#8abb4b Triadic#4b8abb Split complementary#52bb4b Split complementary#4bbbb4

Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 60, 26, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb4b8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 60 26 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 59 28 33

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 #bb4b8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb4b8a; }
.text { color: #bb4b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb4b8a; }

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 #bb4b8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb4b8a 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 #bb4b8a 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 #bb4b8a 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #bb4b8a 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.