Pale violet red

#fc4e81

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, mid and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #fc4e81, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc4e81
RGB252, 78, 129
HSL342, 97%, 65%
HSV342, 69%, 99%
CMYK0%, 69%, 49%, 1%
Lab59.64, 68.87, 10.19
XYZ46.83, 27.73, 23.65
Decimal16535169
Web safe#ff6699
Pantone1915 C
Pantone1915 CHex#fc4e81Rgb252 78 129Cmyk0 69 49 1Lab60 69 10Darker#b80338Deep#fb084fLighter#f899b5

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 69, 49, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc4e81 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 69 49 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 67 49 7
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 #fc4e81 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc4e81; }
.text { color: #fc4e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc4e81; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fc4e81 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.21:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.55:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc4e81 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 #fc4e81 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 #fc4e81 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 #fc4e81 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.