Pale violet red

#e28eae

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 #e28eae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e28eae
RGB226, 142, 174
HSL337, 59%, 72%
HSV337, 37%, 89%
CMYK0%, 37%, 23%, 11%
Lab68.44, 36.07, -3.31
XYZ48.68, 38.57, 44.92
Decimal14847662
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone673 C
Pantone673 CHex#e28eaeRgb226 142 174Cmyk0 37 23 11Lab68 36 -3Darker#b32e61Deep#d35585Lighter#eec9d7

Shades of pale violet red

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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, 37, 23, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e28eae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 37 23 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 38 25 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 #e28eae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e28eae; }
.text { color: #e28eae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e28eae; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e28eae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.41:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.71:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e28eae 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 #e28eae 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 #e28eae 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

Here is how the numbers for #e28eae are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.