Pale violet red

#bf738c

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, confident 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 #bf738c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf738c
RGB191, 115, 140
HSL340, 37%, 60%
HSV340, 40%, 75%
CMYK0%, 40%, 27%, 25%
Lab57.3, 33.15, -0.77
XYZ32.35, 25.23, 27.98
Decimal12546956
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone681 C
Pantone681 CHex#bf738cRgb191 115 140Cmyk0 40 27 25Lab57 33 -1Darker#703347Deep#a14a66Lighter#d3a6b5

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

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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, 40, 27, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf738c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 40 27 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 41 29 31
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 #bf738c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf738c; }
.text { color: #bf738c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf738c; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bf738c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.47:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
6.05:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf738c 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 #bf738c 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 #bf738c 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 #bf738c 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.