Pale violet red

#bb5b74

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 344 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 #bb5b74, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb5b74
RGB187, 91, 116
HSL344, 41%, 55%
HSV344, 51%, 73%
CMYK0%, 51%, 38%, 27%
Lab51.05, 41.26, 4.21
XYZ27.39, 19.31, 18.81
Decimal12278644
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone688 C
Pantone688 CHex#bb5b74Rgb187 91 116Cmyk0 51 38 27Lab51 41 4Darker#602836Deep#923d53Lighter#cd91a0

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, 51, 38, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb5b74 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 51 38 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 51 39 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 #bb5b74 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb5b74; }
.text { color: #bb5b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb5b74; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb5b74 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.32:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.86:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb5b74 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 #bb5b74 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 #bb5b74 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 #bb5b74 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.