Pale violet red

#e55985

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 strong pink at 341 degrees. 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 #e55985, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e55985

RGB229, 89, 133

HSL341, 73%, 62%

HSV341, 61%, 90%

CMYK0%, 61%, 42%, 10%

Lab57.56, 58.02, 4.36

XYZ40.12, 25.5, 25.0

Decimal15030661

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone205 C

Shades of pale violet red

#e14073 #dd2760 #c81f55 #b01b4a #971840 #7e1435 #65102b #4c0c20 #330816 #1a040b

Tints of pale violet red

#e76890 #ea779b #ec86a6 #ee95b1 #f1a4bc #f3b3c7 #f6c2d2 #f8d1de #fae1e9 #fdf0f4

Colors that go with pale violet red

Complementary#59e5b9 Analogous#e559cb Analogous#e57359 Triadic#85e559 Triadic#5985e5 Split complementary#59e573 Split complementary#59cbe5

Pale violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 61, 42, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e55985 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 61 42 10

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 60 43 16

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #e55985 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e55985; }
.text { color: #e55985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e55985; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e55985 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e55985 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 #e55985 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #e55985 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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 #e55985 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.