Pale violet red

#b979a2

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 pink at 322 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 #b979a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b979a2
RGB185, 121, 162
HSL322, 31%, 60%
HSV322, 35%, 73%
CMYK0%, 35%, 12%, 27%
Lab58.6, 31.17, -11.64
XYZ33.37, 26.6, 37.56
Decimal12155298
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone681 C
Pantone681 CHex#b979a2Rgb185 121 162Cmyk0 35 12 27Lab59 31 -12Darker#6b3859Deep#9a5180Lighter#cfaac2

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 35, 12, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b979a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 35 12 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 36 15 33
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 #b979a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b979a2; }
.text { color: #b979a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b979a2; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b979a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.32:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.32:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b979a2 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 #b979a2 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 #b979a2 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 #b979a2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.