Pale violet red

#c8899d

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

Pale violet red is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #c8899d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8899d
RGB200, 137, 157
HSL341, 36%, 66%
HSV341, 32%, 78%
CMYK0%, 32%, 21%, 22%
Lab63.84, 26.93, -0.83
XYZ38.85, 32.61, 36.14
Decimal13142429
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone687 C
Pantone687 CHex#c8899dRgb200 137 157Cmyk0 32 21 22Lab64 27 -1Darker#843e54Deep#b15875Lighter#ddbcc6

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, 32, 21, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8899d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 32 21 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 33 23 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 #c8899d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8899d; }
.text { color: #c8899d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8899d; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c8899d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.79:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.52:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8899d 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 #c8899d 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 #c8899d 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

The figures for #c8899d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.