Pale violet red

#ec658d

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, confident and easy to pair. 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 #ec658d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec658d
RGB236, 101, 141
HSL342, 78%, 66%
HSV342, 57%, 93%
CMYK0%, 57%, 40%, 7%
Lab60.84, 55.75, 4.56
XYZ44.05, 29.06, 28.49
Decimal15492493
Web safe#ff6699
Pantone212 C
Pantone212 CHex#ec658dRgb236 101 141Cmyk0 57 40 7Lab61 56 5Darker#ad1542Deep#e4255eLighter#f0a9be

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 57, 40, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec658d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 57 40 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 56 41 13
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pale violet red in css

Copy #ec658d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec658d; }
.text { color: #ec658d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec658d; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ec658d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.08:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.81:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec658d 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 #ec658d 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 #ec658d 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 #ec658d are worked out. 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.