Pale violet red

#bb7585

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for pale violet red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Pale violet red lands in the red band, mid and soft. 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 #bb7585, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb7585
RGB187, 117, 133
HSL346, 34%, 60%
HSV346, 37%, 73%
CMYK0%, 37%, 29%, 27%
Lab57.06, 29.6, 2.88
XYZ31.09, 24.98, 25.37
Decimal12285317
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone681 C
Pantone681 CHex#bb7585Rgb187 117 133Cmyk0 37 29 27Lab57 30 3Darker#6c3542Deep#9c4d5fLighter#d0a7b1

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, 37, 29, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb7585 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 37 29 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 38 31 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 #bb7585 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb7585; }
.text { color: #bb7585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7585; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb7585 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.50:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.00:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb7585 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 #bb7585 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 #bb7585 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 #bb7585 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.