Pale violet red

#bc6e7b

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 red that reads grounded. 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 #bc6e7b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc6e7b
RGB188, 110, 123
HSL350, 37%, 58%
HSV350, 41%, 74%
CMYK0%, 41%, 35%, 26%
Lab55.35, 32.46, 6.28
XYZ29.89, 23.27, 21.66
Decimal12349051
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone695 C
Pantone695 CHex#bc6e7bRgb188 110 123Cmyk0 41 35 26Lab55 32 6Darker#6a313bDeep#9b4856Lighter#d0a1a9

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 41, 35, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc6e7b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 41 35 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 42 36 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 #bc6e7b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc6e7b; }
.text { color: #bc6e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc6e7b; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc6e7b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.71:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.65:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc6e7b 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 #bc6e7b 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 #bc6e7b 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 #bc6e7b are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.