Medium Violet Red (#C71585)

The hex code for Medium Violet Red is #C71585. It is rgb(199, 21, 133) in RGB, hsl(322, 81%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 22%) in CMYK — a mid-tone pink. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#C71585

RGBrgb(199, 21, 133)

HSLhsl(322, 81%, 43%)

HSVhsv(322, 89%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 22%)

OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.222 349.7)

LABlab(45.17% 69.57 -14.07)

LCHlch(45.17% 70.97 348.57)

Colors Closest to Medium Violet Red

Medium Violet Red is a registered color name, also listed as Artist's Purple, Red-violet. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 5.46 Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 9.5 Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 10.08 Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 10.1 Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 10.33 Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 10.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#C71585 Channel Values

How Medium Violet Red breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 199 · G 21 · B 133	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 322° · S 81% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 322° · S 89% · V 78%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 89% · Y 33% · K 22%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.42:1 vs white · 3.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Violet Red background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Medium Violet Red

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Medium Violet Red; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Medium Violet Red

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Medium Violet Red Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C71585

Protanopia#5B5B84

Protanomaly#934885

Deuteranopia#7A7A81

Deuteranomaly#9F6183

Tritanopia#C23535

Tritanomaly#C42C5F

Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

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Using #C71585 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--medium-violet-red: #C71585;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C71585;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-violet-red': '#C71585' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.082, blue: 0.522)

Android XML<color name="medium_violet_red">#C71585</color>

SVG fillfill="#C71585"

More Pink Colors

Medium Violet Red sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c74375 c70036 c800de c6005c c8509b c43162 c8a2c8 c39dc3 c8b7c9 c332be ca2c92 c30b4e d24b78 e085dd eb00eb f400a1 fc0fc0 ff1dce ff85ff ffdbff 4d0218 6c0277 8b008b a2006d

#C71585 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Violet Red?

The hex code for Medium Violet Red is #C71585. That is rgb(199, 21, 133) in RGB, hsl(322, 81%, 43%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #C71585?

#C71585 is rgb(199, 21, 133) — red 199, green 21, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C71585?

#C71585 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C71585 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C71585 scores 5.42:1 against white and 3.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is MediumVioletRed a CSS named color?

Yes. MediumVioletRed is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: mediumvioletred instead of the hex code.

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