Pale violet red

#bd7a9e

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 soft pink at 328 degrees. 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 #bd7a9e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd7a9e
RGB189, 122, 158
HSL328, 34%, 61%
HSV328, 35%, 74%
CMYK0%, 35%, 16%, 26%
Lab59.16, 31.36, -8.45
XYZ34.12, 27.21, 35.8
Decimal12417694
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone681 C
Pantone681 CHex#bd7a9eRgb189 122 158Cmyk0 35 16 26Lab59 31 -8Darker#703856Deep#a04f7bLighter#d3acc1

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 35, 16, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd7a9e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 35 16 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 36 19 32
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale violet red in css

Copy #bd7a9e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd7a9e; }
.text { color: #bd7a9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd7a9e; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bd7a9e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.26:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
6.44:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd7a9e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bd7a9e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bd7a9e 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 #bd7a9e 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.