Pale violet red

#d08eaa

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 335 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 #d08eaa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d08eaa
RGB208, 142, 170
HSL335, 41%, 69%
HSV335, 32%, 82%
CMYK0%, 32%, 18%, 18%
Lab66.26, 29.1, -4.51
XYZ42.94, 35.66, 42.65
Decimal13668010
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone687 C
Pantone687 CHex#d08eaaRgb208 142 170Cmyk0 32 18 18Lab66 29 -5Darker#923d61Deep#bb5c84Lighter#e3c2d0

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, 32, 18, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d08eaa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 32 18 18
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 33 21 24
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 #d08eaa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d08eaa; }
.text { color: #d08eaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d08eaa; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d08eaa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.58:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.13:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d08eaa 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 #d08eaa 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 #d08eaa 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

The figures for #d08eaa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.