Pale violet red

#cb8aae

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #cb8aae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb8aae
RGB203, 138, 174
HSL327, 38%, 67%
HSV327, 32%, 80%
CMYK0%, 32%, 14%, 20%
Lab64.91, 30.15, -8.83
XYZ41.36, 33.93, 44.41
Decimal13339310
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone673 C
Pantone673 CHex#cb8aaeRgb203 138 174Cmyk0 32 14 20Lab65 30 -9Darker#893d67Deep#b5598cLighter#dfbdd0

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, 32, 14, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb8aae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 32 14 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 33 17 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 #cb8aae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb8aae; }
.text { color: #cb8aae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb8aae; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cb8aae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.70:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.79:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb8aae 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 #cb8aae 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 #cb8aae 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 #cb8aae 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.