Pale violet red

#d997b2

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

Pale violet red is a light pink, soft and easy to pair. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #d997b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d997b2
RGB217, 151, 178
HSL335, 46%, 72%
HSV335, 30%, 85%
CMYK0%, 30%, 18%, 15%
Lab69.54, 28.68, -4.04
XYZ47.72, 40.1, 47.34
Decimal14260146
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone680 C
Pantone680 CHex#d997b2Rgb217 151 178Cmyk0 30 18 15Lab70 29 -4Darker#a53c67Deep#c6638bLighter#eacdd9

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

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Pale violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 30, 18, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d997b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 30 18 15
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 32 21 21
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 #d997b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d997b2; }
.text { color: #d997b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d997b2; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d997b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.33:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.02:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d997b2 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 #d997b2 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 #d997b2 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 #d997b2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.