Pale violet red

#bb6d9d

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 #bb6d9d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb6d9d

RGB187, 109, 157

HSL323, 36%, 58%

HSV323, 42%, 73%

CMYK0%, 42%, 16%, 27%

Lab56.02, 37.56, -12.6

XYZ32.05, 23.94, 34.83

Decimal12283293

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone674 C

Shades of pale violet red

#b35b91 #a64d84 #944575 #823c67 #6f3459 #5d2b4a #4b233c #391b2d #27121f #150a11

Tints of pale violet red

#c17aa6 #c788af #ce95b8 #d4a3c1 #dab0ca #e0bdd3 #e7cbdc #edd8e5 #f3e5ee #f9f3f7

Colors that go with pale violet red

Complementary#6dbb8b Analogous#b26dbb Analogous#bb6d76 Triadic#9dbb6d Triadic#6d9dbb Split complementary#76bb6d Split complementary#6dbbb2

Pale violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 16, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb6d9d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 16 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 19 33

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 #bb6d9d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb6d9d; }
.text { color: #bb6d9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb6d9d; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb6d9d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb6d9d 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 #bb6d9d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #bb6d9d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale violet red, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bb6d9d 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.