Pale violet red

#b080a0

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

Pale violet red sits in the pink band, mid and muted. 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 #b080a0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b080a0
RGB176, 128, 160
HSL320, 23%, 60%
HSV320, 27%, 69%
CMYK0%, 27%, 9%, 31%
Lab59.16, 23.74, -9.75
XYZ31.97, 27.21, 36.82
Decimal11567264
Web safe#999999
Pantone521 C
Pantone521 CHex#b080a0Rgb176 128 160Cmyk0 27 9 31Lab59 24 -10Darker#633e57Deep#8f597dLighter#caaec0

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 27, 9, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b080a0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 27 9 31
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 29 12 37
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.

Pale violet red in css

Copy #b080a0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b080a0; }
.text { color: #b080a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b080a0; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b080a0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.26:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
6.44:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b080a0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b080a0 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b080a0 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

Every value on this page for #b080a0 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.