Pale violet red

#a9687a

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 343 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #a9687a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a9687a
RGB169, 104, 122
HSL343, 27%, 54%
HSV343, 38%, 66%
CMYK0%, 38%, 28%, 34%
Lab51.54, 28.48, 1.06
XYZ24.83, 19.74, 20.91
Decimal11102330
Web safe#996666
Pantone688 C
Pantone688 CHex#a9687aRgb169 104 122Cmyk0 38 28 34Lab52 28 1Darker#532f39Deep#804958Lighter#c198a3

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, 38, 28, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a9687a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 38 28 34
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 39 30 40
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 #a9687a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a9687a; }
.text { color: #a9687a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9687a; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a9687a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.24:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.95:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a9687a 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 #a9687a 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 #a9687a 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

Here is how the numbers for #a9687a 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.