Pale violet red

#e27caa

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #e27caa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e27caa
RGB226, 124, 170
HSL333, 64%, 69%
HSV333, 45%, 89%
CMYK0%, 45%, 25%, 11%
Lab64.55, 44.86, -6.79
XYZ45.83, 33.49, 42.08
Decimal14843050
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone218 C
Pantone218 CHex#e27caaRgb226 124 170Cmyk0 45 25 11Lab65 45 -7Darker#aa2661Deep#d54284Lighter#ecb9d0

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 45, 25, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e27caa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 45 25 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 45 27 17
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 #e27caa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e27caa; }
.text { color: #e27caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e27caa; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e27caa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.73:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.70:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e27caa 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 #e27caa 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 #e27caa 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 #e27caa is computed, not guessed. 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.