Medium violet red

#ca4e9d

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 322 degrees. 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 #ca4e9d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca4e9d

RGB202, 78, 157

HSL322, 54%, 55%

HSV322, 61%, 79%

CMYK0%, 61%, 22%, 21%

Lab52.33, 57.49, -18.0

XYZ33.17, 20.44, 34.1

Decimal13258397

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone2385 C

Shades of medium violet red

#c43b92 #b13584 #9e2f76 #8b2a67 #782459 #641e4b #51183d #3e132e #2b0d20 #180712

Tints of medium violet red

#cf5ea6 #d46faf #d97fb8 #de8fc1 #e2a0ca #e7b0d3 #ecc0dc #f1d1e5 #f6e1ee #fbf1f7

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#4eca7b Analogous#b94eca Analogous#ca4e5f Triadic#9dca4e Triadic#4e9dca Split complementary#5fca4e Split complementary#4ecab9

Medium violet red in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 61, 22, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca4e9d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 61 22 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 60 24 27

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 #ca4e9d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca4e9d; }
.text { color: #ca4e9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca4e9d; }

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 #ca4e9d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca4e9d 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 #ca4e9d 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 #ca4e9d 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

Here is how the numbers for #ca4e9d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.