Pale violet red

#bc83ac

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 #bc83ac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc83ac
RGB188, 131, 172
HSL317, 30%, 63%
HSV317, 30%, 74%
CMYK0%, 30%, 9%, 26%
Lab61.57, 28.42, -12.87
XYZ36.3, 29.9, 42.89
Decimal12354476
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone521 C
Pantone521 CHex#bc83acRgb188 131 172Cmyk0 30 9 26Lab62 28 -13Darker#723e64Deep#a1578cLighter#d3b3ca

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, 30, 9, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc83ac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 30 9 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 32 12 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 #bc83ac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc83ac; }
.text { color: #bc83ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc83ac; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc83ac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.01:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.98:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc83ac 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 #bc83ac 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 #bc83ac 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 #bc83ac come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.