Pale violet red

#bc5c73

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 #bc5c73, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc5c73
RGB188, 92, 115
HSL346, 42%, 55%
HSV346, 51%, 74%
CMYK0%, 51%, 39%, 26%
Lab51.36, 40.99, 5.29
XYZ27.66, 19.58, 18.54
Decimal12344435
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone688 C
Pantone688 CHex#bc5c73Rgb188 92 115Cmyk0 51 39 26Lab51 41 5Darker#612836Deep#943d52Lighter#cd92a0

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, 51, 39, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc5c73 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 51 39 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 51 40 32
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale violet red in css

Copy #bc5c73 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc5c73; }
.text { color: #bc5c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc5c73; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc5c73 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.27:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
4.92:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc5c73 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bc5c73 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bc5c73 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 #bc5c73 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.