Pale violet red

#ec8faa

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for pale violet red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Pale violet red sits in the pink band, light and strong. 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 #ec8faa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec8faa
RGB236, 143, 170
HSL343, 71%, 74%
HSV343, 39%, 93%
CMYK0%, 39%, 28%, 7%
Lab69.74, 38.51, 0.98
XYZ51.67, 40.38, 43.1
Decimal15503274
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone1905 C
Pantone1905 CHex#ec8faaRgb236 143 170Cmyk0 39 28 7Lab70 39 1Darker#ca2253Deep#e2527cLighter#f4ced9

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 39, 28, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec8faa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 39 28 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 40 30 13
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 #ec8faa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec8faa; }
.text { color: #ec8faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec8faa; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ec8faa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.31:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.08:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec8faa 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 #ec8faa 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 #ec8faa 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 #ec8faa is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.