Medium violet red

#bc186d

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium violet red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Medium violet red is a deep pink, weighty and easy to pair. 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 #bc186d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc186d

RGB188, 24, 109

HSL329, 77%, 42%

HSV329, 87%, 74%

CMYK0%, 87%, 42%, 26%

Lab41.92, 65.61, -4.82

XYZ23.83, 12.45, 15.62

Decimal12327021

Web safe#cc0066

Pantone233 C

Shades of medium violet red

#ac1664 #9c145a #8c1251 #7c1048 #6c0e3e #5b0c35 #4b0a2c #3b0822 #2b0619 #1b0310

Tints of medium violet red

#d51b7b #e42889 #e74197 #ea5aa5 #ed73b2 #f08cc0 #f3a5cd #f7bddb #fad6e9 #fdeff6

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#18bc67 Analogous#b918bc Analogous#bc181b Triadic#6dbc18 Triadic#186dbc Split complementary#1bbc18 Split complementary#18bcb9

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, 87, 42, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc186d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 42 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 43 32

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium violet red in css

Copy #bc186d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc186d; }
.text { color: #bc186d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc186d; }

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 #bc186d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc186d 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 #bc186d 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 #bc186d 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

The figures for #bc186d 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.