Pale violet red

#b8697b

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 soft red sitting at 346 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #b8697b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8697b
RGB184, 105, 123
HSL346, 36%, 57%
HSV346, 43%, 72%
CMYK0%, 43%, 33%, 28%
Lab53.73, 33.67, 3.88
XYZ28.39, 21.72, 21.44
Decimal12085627
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone688 C
Pantone688 CHex#b8697bRgb184 105 123Cmyk0 43 33 28Lab54 34 4Darker#632f3bDeep#944658Lighter#cc9ca7

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

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Pale violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 33, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8697b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 43 33 28
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 34 34
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 #b8697b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8697b; }
.text { color: #b8697b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8697b; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b8697b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.93:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.34:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8697b 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 #b8697b 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 #b8697b 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 #b8697b 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.