Pale violet red

#bc647e

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 #bc647e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc647e
RGB188, 100, 126
HSL342, 40%, 56%
HSV342, 47%, 74%
CMYK0%, 47%, 33%, 26%
Lab53.29, 38.19, 1.54
XYZ29.06, 21.31, 22.32
Decimal12346494
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone688 C
Pantone688 CHex#bc647eRgb188 100 126Cmyk0 47 33 26Lab53 38 2Darker#652c3dDeep#97415bLighter#cf99a9

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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, 47, 33, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc647e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 47 33 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 47 34 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 #bc647e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc647e; }
.text { color: #bc647e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc647e; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc647e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.99:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
5.26:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc647e 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 #bc647e 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 #bc647e 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

Here is how the numbers for #bc647e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.