Pale violet red

#df85ae

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, relaxed 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 #df85ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df85ae
RGB223, 133, 174
HSL333, 58%, 70%
HSV333, 40%, 87%
CMYK0%, 40%, 22%, 13%
Lab66.15, 39.77, -6.73
XYZ46.46, 35.52, 44.45
Decimal14648750
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone673 C
Pantone673 CHex#df85aeRgb223 133 174Cmyk0 40 22 13Lab66 40 -7Darker#a92c65Deep#d04c88Lighter#ebc0d4

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 40, 22, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df85ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 40 22 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 41 24 19
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale violet red in css

Copy #df85ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df85ae; }
.text { color: #df85ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df85ae; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #df85ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.59:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.10:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df85ae against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #df85ae 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #df85ae 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 #df85ae 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.