Pale violet red

#fa8dad

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 vivid. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #fa8dad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa8dad
RGB250, 141, 173
HSL342, 92%, 77%
HSV342, 44%, 98%
CMYK0%, 44%, 31%, 2%
Lab71.14, 44.79, 1.55
XYZ56.49, 42.39, 44.74
Decimal16420269
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone1905 C
Pantone1905 CHex#fa8dadRgb250 141 173Cmyk0 44 31 2Lab71 45 2Darker#ee0a4dDeep#f7497cLighter#fbd4df

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, 44, 31, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa8dad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 31 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 33 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 #fa8dad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa8dad; }
.text { color: #fa8dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa8dad; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fa8dad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.22:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.48:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa8dad 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 #fa8dad 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 #fa8dad 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 #fa8dad are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.