Pale violet red

#c25e78

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

This is Pale violet red, a soft pink at 344 degrees. 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 #c25e78, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c25e78
RGB194, 94, 120
HSL344, 45%, 56%
HSV344, 52%, 76%
CMYK0%, 52%, 38%, 24%
Lab52.76, 42.67, 4.44
XYZ29.64, 20.83, 20.23
Decimal12738168
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone688 C
Pantone688 CHex#c25e78Rgb194 94 120Cmyk0 52 38 24Lab53 43 4Darker#692839Deep#9d3c55Lighter#d295a5

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, 52, 38, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c25e78 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 52 38 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 52 39 30
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 #c25e78 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c25e78; }
.text { color: #c25e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c25e78; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c25e78 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.06:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.17:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c25e78 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 #c25e78 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 #c25e78 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

Every value on this page for #c25e78 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.