Pale violet red

#cd4c72

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 strong pink at 342 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 #cd4c72, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd4c72
RGB205, 76, 114
HSL342, 56%, 55%
HSV342, 63%, 80%
CMYK0%, 63%, 44%, 20%
Lab51.11, 54.16, 5.87
XYZ30.8, 19.36, 18.03
Decimal13454450
Web safe#cc3366
Pantone205 C
Pantone205 CHex#cd4c72Rgb205 76 114Cmyk0 63 44 20Lab51 54 6Darker#6c1e35Deep#a42e51Lighter#d888a0

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 63, 44, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd4c72 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 63 44 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 62 44 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 #cd4c72 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd4c72; }
.text { color: #cd4c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd4c72; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cd4c72 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.31:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.87:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd4c72 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 #cd4c72 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 #cd4c72 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 #cd4c72 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.