Pale violet red

#c7869a

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 soft. 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 #c7869a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c7869a
RGB199, 134, 154
HSL342, 37%, 65%
HSV342, 33%, 78%
CMYK0%, 33%, 23%, 22%
Lab62.95, 27.76, -0.44
XYZ37.91, 31.53, 34.66
Decimal13076122
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone687 C
Pantone687 CHex#c7869aRgb199 134 154Cmyk0 33 23 22Lab63 28 0Darker#823c52Deep#b05571Lighter#dcb9c3

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Pale violet red in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 33, 23, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c7869a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 33 23 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 34 25 28
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 #c7869a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c7869a; }
.text { color: #c7869a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7869a; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c7869a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.87:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.31:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c7869a 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 #c7869a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
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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 #c7869a 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 #c7869a are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.