Medium violet red

#a42e76

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 strong. 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 #a42e76, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a42e76
RGB164, 46, 118
HSL323, 56%, 41%
HSV323, 72%, 64%
CMYK0%, 72%, 28%, 36%
Lab39.84, 54.49, -14.02
XYZ19.56, 11.15, 18.26
Decimal10759798
Web safe#993366
Pantone241 C
Pantone241 CHex#a42e76Rgb164 46 118Cmyk0 72 28 36Lab40 54 -14Darker#340f26Deep#6c1e4eLighter#c75399

Shades of medium violet red

Tints of medium violet red

Colors that go with medium violet red

Medium violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 28, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a42e76 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 72 28 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 70 30 42
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 #a42e76 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a42e76; }
.text { color: #a42e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a42e76; }

How medium violet red looks on light and dark

Medium violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a42e76 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.50:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.23:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a42e76 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 #a42e76 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
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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 #a42e76 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

Every value on this page for #a42e76 is computed, not guessed. 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.