Pale violet red

#c5527a

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #c5527a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5527a

RGB197, 82, 122

HSL339, 50%, 55%

HSV339, 58%, 77%

CMYK0%, 58%, 38%, 23%

Lab51.05, 49.75, 0.82

XYZ29.56, 19.31, 20.58

Decimal12931706

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone688 C

Shades of pale violet red

#be406c #ac3a61 #993357 #872d4c #742742 #612137 #4f1a2d #3c1422 #2a0e18 #17080d

Tints of pale violet red

#ca6286 #d07293 #d5829f #da92ab #e0a2b7 #e5b2c4 #eac2d0 #f0d2dc #f5e2e8 #fbf2f5

Colors that go with pale violet red

Complementary#52c59d Analogous#c552b3 Analogous#c56452 Triadic#7ac552 Triadic#527ac5 Split complementary#52c564 Split complementary#52b3c5

Pale violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 58, 38, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5527a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 58 38 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 57 39 29

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 #c5527a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5527a; }
.text { color: #c5527a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5527a; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c5527a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5527a 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 #c5527a 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 #c5527a 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #c5527a are worked out. 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.