Pale violet red

#cd697d

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

Pale violet red lands in the red band, mid and soft. 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 #cd697d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd697d
RGB205, 105, 125
HSL348, 50%, 61%
HSV348, 49%, 80%
CMYK0%, 49%, 39%, 20%
Lab56.65, 41.56, 7.27
XYZ33.93, 24.56, 22.35
Decimal13461885
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone702 C
Pantone702 CHex#cd697dRgb205 105 125Cmyk0 49 39 20Lab57 42 7Darker#7d2a3bDeep#b33c54Lighter#dca2ad

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

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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, 49, 39, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd697d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 49 39 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 49 40 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 #cd697d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd697d; }
.text { color: #cd697d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd697d; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cd697d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.55:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.91:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd697d 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 #cd697d 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 #cd697d 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 #cd697d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.