Pale violet red

#f87f9d

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 vivid red sitting at 345 degrees on the wheel. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #f87f9d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f87f9d
RGB248, 127, 157
HSL345, 90%, 74%
HSV345, 49%, 97%
CMYK0%, 49%, 37%, 3%
Lab67.7, 49.16, 5.52
XYZ52.39, 37.57, 36.39
Decimal16285597
Web safe#ff6699
Pantone204 C
Pantone204 CHex#f87f9dRgb248 127 157Cmyk0 49 37 3Lab68 49 6Darker#dc0c40Deep#f43b69Lighter#f9c6d2

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 49, 37, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f87f9d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 49 37 3
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 49 38 9
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 #f87f9d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f87f9d; }
.text { color: #f87f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f87f9d; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f87f9d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.47:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.51:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f87f9d 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 #f87f9d 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 #f87f9d 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 #f87f9d is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.