Pale violet red

#ca89ae

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

Pale violet red sits in the pink band, mid and soft. 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 #ca89ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca89ae
RGB202, 137, 174
HSL326, 38%, 66%
HSV326, 32%, 79%
CMYK0%, 32%, 14%, 21%
Lab64.57, 30.34, -9.35
XYZ40.94, 33.5, 44.35
Decimal13273518
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone673 C
Pantone673 CHex#ca89aeRgb202 137 174Cmyk0 32 14 21Lab65 30 -9Darker#873d67Deep#b4588cLighter#debcd0

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, 32, 14, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca89ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 32 14 21
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 33 17 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 #ca89ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca89ae; }
.text { color: #ca89ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca89ae; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ca89ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.73:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.70:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca89ae 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 #ca89ae 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 #ca89ae 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 #ca89ae is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.