Pale violet red

#ec899e

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 red sitting at 347 degrees on the wheel. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #ec899e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec899e
RGB236, 137, 158
HSL347, 72%, 73%
HSV347, 42%, 93%
CMYK0%, 42%, 33%, 7%
Lab68.16, 40.07, 5.42
XYZ49.71, 38.19, 37.1
Decimal15501726
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone507 C
Pantone507 CHex#ec899eRgb236 137 158Cmyk0 42 33 7Lab68 40 5Darker#c62043Deep#e24c6bLighter#f4c9d2

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 33, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec899e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 42 33 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 43 34 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale violet red in css

Copy #ec899e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec899e; }
.text { color: #ec899e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec899e; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ec899e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.43:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.64:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec899e 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 #ec899e 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 #ec899e 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 #ec899e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.