Pale violet red

#db859f

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 mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. 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 #db859f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db859f
RGB219, 133, 159
HSL342, 54%, 69%
HSV342, 39%, 86%
CMYK0%, 39%, 27%, 14%
Lab65.23, 36.25, 0.34
XYZ43.86, 34.34, 37.12
Decimal14386591
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone507 C
Pantone507 CHex#db859fRgb219 133 159Cmyk0 39 27 14Lab65 36 0Darker#a23052Deep#cb4e74Lighter#e9becb

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, 39, 27, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db859f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 39 27 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 40 29 20
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 #db859f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db859f; }
.text { color: #db859f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db859f; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #db859f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.67:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.87:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db859f 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 #db859f 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 #db859f 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 #db859f is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.