Pale violet red

#db85a7

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 336 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #db85a7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db85a7
RGB219, 133, 167
HSL336, 54%, 69%
HSV336, 39%, 86%
CMYK0%, 39%, 24%, 14%
Lab65.46, 37.37, -3.86
XYZ44.58, 34.63, 40.89
Decimal14386599
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone673 C
Pantone673 CHex#db85a7Rgb219 133 167Cmyk0 39 24 14Lab65 37 -4Darker#a2305dDeep#cb4e7fLighter#e9becf

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, 24, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db85a7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 39 24 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 40 26 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 #db85a7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db85a7; }
.text { color: #db85a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db85a7; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #db85a7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.93:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db85a7 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 #db85a7 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 #db85a7 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 #db85a7 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 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.