Pale violet red

#cb6585

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 341 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 #cb6585, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb6585
RGB203, 101, 133
HSL341, 50%, 60%
HSV341, 50%, 80%
CMYK0%, 50%, 34%, 20%
Lab55.78, 43.83, 1.3
XYZ33.52, 23.7, 25.0
Decimal13329797
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone688 C
Pantone688 CHex#cb6585Rgb203 101 133Cmyk0 50 34 20Lab56 44 1Darker#792942Deep#ae3b5fLighter#da9eb1

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, 50, 34, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb6585 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 50 34 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 50 35 26
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 #cb6585 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb6585; }
.text { color: #cb6585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb6585; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cb6585 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.66:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.74:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb6585 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 #cb6585 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 #cb6585 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 #cb6585 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.