Pale violet red

#fa8aaa

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

This is Pale violet red, a vivid pink at 343 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #fa8aaa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa8aaa
RGB250, 138, 170
HSL343, 92%, 76%
HSV343, 45%, 98%
CMYK0%, 45%, 32%, 2%
Lab70.46, 45.93, 2.24
XYZ55.77, 41.4, 43.08
Decimal16419498
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone1905 C
Pantone1905 CHex#fa8aaaRgb250 138 170Cmyk0 45 32 2Lab70 46 2Darker#eb0a4aDeep#f74678Lighter#fbd1dd

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 45, 32, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa8aaa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 45 32 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 45 33 8
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #fa8aaa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa8aaa; }
.text { color: #fa8aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa8aaa; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fa8aaa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.26:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.28:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa8aaa 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 #fa8aaa 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 #fa8aaa 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 #fa8aaa are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.