Pale violet red

#a36c8d

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

This is Pale violet red, a muted pink at 324 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #a36c8d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a36c8d
RGB163, 108, 141
HSL324, 23%, 53%
HSV324, 34%, 64%
CMYK0%, 34%, 13%, 36%
Lab52.33, 27.02, -9.09
XYZ25.27, 20.43, 27.81
Decimal10710157
Web safe#996699
Pantone688 C
Pantone688 CHex#a36c8dRgb163 108 141Cmyk0 34 13 36Lab52 27 -9Darker#4f3143Deep#7b4d68Lighter#bd9aaf

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 34, 13, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a36c8d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 34 13 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 35 16 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pale violet red in css

Copy #a36c8d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a36c8d; }
.text { color: #a36c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a36c8d; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a36c8d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.13:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.09:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a36c8d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a36c8d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale violet red? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a36c8d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale violet red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #a36c8d 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. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.