Pale violet red

#bc6499

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

Pale violet red is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #bc6499, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc6499
RGB188, 100, 153
HSL324, 40%, 56%
HSV324, 47%, 74%
CMYK0%, 47%, 19%, 26%
Lab54.14, 42.02, -13.1
XYZ31.05, 22.11, 32.77
Decimal12346521
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone674 C
Pantone674 CHex#bc6499Rgb188 100 153Cmyk0 47 19 26Lab54 42 -13Darker#652c4eDeep#974175Lighter#cf99b9

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, 47, 19, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc6499 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 47 19 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 47 21 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pale violet red in css

Copy #bc6499 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc6499; }
.text { color: #bc6499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc6499; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc6499 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.87:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.42:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc6499 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 #bc6499 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 #bc6499 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 #bc6499 are worked out. 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.