Medium violet red

#a5287c

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 strong pink at 320 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 #a5287c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a5287c

RGB165, 40, 124

HSL320, 61%, 40%

HSV320, 76%, 65%

CMYK0%, 76%, 25%, 35%

Lab39.53, 57.6, -18.2

XYZ19.91, 10.97, 20.14

Decimal10823804

Web safe#993366

Pantone2405 C

Shades of medium violet red

#972571 #892167 #7b1e5c #6d1a52 #5f1747 #51143d #431032 #350d28 #27091d #190613

Tints of medium violet red

#bc2e8d #cf389d #d44fa9 #da66b4 #e07dbf #e594cb #ebabd6 #f0c2e1 #f6daed #fcf1f8

Colors that go with medium violet red

Complementary#28a551 Analogous#9028a5 Analogous#a5283d Triadic#7ca528 Triadic#287ca5 Split complementary#3da528 Split complementary#28a590

Medium violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 25, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a5287c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 25 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 27 41

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 #a5287c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a5287c; }
.text { color: #a5287c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5287c; }

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 #a5287c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a5287c 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 #a5287c 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 #a5287c 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 #a5287c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.