Pale violet red

#fa4e7a

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

Pale violet red lands in the red band, mid and vivid. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. 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 #fa4e7a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa4e7a
RGB250, 78, 122
HSL345, 95%, 64%
HSV345, 69%, 98%
CMYK0%, 69%, 51%, 2%
Lab59.14, 67.72, 13.54
XYZ45.66, 27.18, 21.25
Decimal16404090
Web safe#ff6666
Pantone1915 C
Pantone1915 CHex#fa4e7aRgb250 78 122Cmyk0 69 51 2Lab59 68 14Darker#b40532Deep#f80946Lighter#f799b1

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, 69, 51, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa4e7a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 69 51 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 67 51 8
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 #fa4e7a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa4e7a; }
.text { color: #fa4e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa4e7a; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fa4e7a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.26:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.44:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa4e7a 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 #fa4e7a 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 #fa4e7a 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 #fa4e7a are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.