Pale violet red

#c57e8e

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 red sitting at 346 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #c57e8e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c57e8e
RGB197, 126, 142
HSL346, 38%, 63%
HSV346, 36%, 77%
CMYK0%, 36%, 28%, 23%
Lab60.56, 29.66, 2.91
XYZ35.37, 28.75, 29.28
Decimal12942990
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone687 C
Pantone687 CHex#c57e8eRgb197 126 142Cmyk0 36 28 23Lab61 30 3Darker#7c3847Deep#ae4e64Lighter#d9b1ba

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

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, 36, 28, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c57e8e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 36 28 23
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 37 30 29
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 #c57e8e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c57e8e; }
.text { color: #c57e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c57e8e; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c57e8e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.11:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.75:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c57e8e 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 #c57e8e 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 #c57e8e 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 #c57e8e is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.