Pale violet red

#ca757d

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 354 degrees on the wheel. 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 #ca757d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca757d
RGB202, 117, 125
HSL354, 45%, 63%
HSV354, 42%, 79%
CMYK0%, 42%, 38%, 21%
Lab58.75, 34.19, 10.2
XYZ34.42, 26.76, 22.75
Decimal13268349
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone193 C
Pantone193 CHex#ca757dRgb202 117 125Cmyk0 42 38 21Lab59 34 10Darker#7f3138Deep#b3454fLighter#dbabb0

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, 42, 38, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca757d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 42 38 21
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 43 39 27
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 #ca757d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca757d; }
.text { color: #ca757d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca757d; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ca757d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.31:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.35:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca757d 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 #ca757d 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 #ca757d 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 #ca757d are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.