Pale violet red

#bb74a5

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 soft. 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 #bb74a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb74a5
RGB187, 116, 165
HSL319, 34%, 59%
HSV319, 38%, 73%
CMYK0%, 38%, 12%, 27%
Lab57.82, 35.1, -14.52
XYZ33.53, 25.77, 38.8
Decimal12285093
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone2573 C
Pantone2573 CHex#bb74a5Rgb187 116 165Cmyk0 38 12 27Lab58 35 -15Darker#6c355bDeep#9c4c83Lighter#d0a6c3

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, 38, 12, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb74a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 38 12 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 39 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 #bb74a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb74a5; }
.text { color: #bb74a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb74a5; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb74a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.41:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.15:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb74a5 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 #bb74a5 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 #bb74a5 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 #bb74a5 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. 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.