Pale violet red

#cd6d9c

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, grounded and easy to pair. 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 #cd6d9c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd6d9c
RGB205, 109, 156
HSL331, 49%, 62%
HSV331, 47%, 80%
CMYK0%, 47%, 24%, 20%
Lab58.34, 43.5, -8.31
XYZ36.65, 26.32, 34.6
Decimal13462940
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone674 C
Pantone674 CHex#cd6d9cRgb205 109 156Cmyk0 47 24 20Lab58 43 -8Darker#802c55Deep#b53e78Lighter#dca5c0

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

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, 47, 24, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd6d9c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 47 24 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 47 26 26
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 #cd6d9c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd6d9c; }
.text { color: #cd6d9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd6d9c; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cd6d9c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.35:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
6.26:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd6d9c 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 #cd6d9c 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 #cd6d9c 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 #cd6d9c are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.