Pale violet red

#bb7581

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 350 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 #bb7581, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb7581
RGB187, 117, 129
HSL350, 34%, 60%
HSV350, 37%, 73%
CMYK0%, 37%, 31%, 27%
Lab56.95, 29.05, 5.06
XYZ30.82, 24.87, 23.95
Decimal12285313
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone695 C
Pantone695 CHex#bb7581Rgb187 117 129Cmyk0 37 31 27Lab57 29 5Darker#6c353fDeep#9c4d5aLighter#d0a7ae

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 37, 31, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb7581 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 37 31 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 38 33 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 #bb7581 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb7581; }
.text { color: #bb7581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7581; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb7581 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.51:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.97:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb7581 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 #bb7581 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 #bb7581 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 #bb7581 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.