Pale violet red

#fa8ea9

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

Pale violet red lands in the red band, light and vivid. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #fa8ea9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa8ea9
RGB250, 142, 169
HSL345, 92%, 77%
HSV345, 43%, 98%
CMYK0%, 43%, 32%, 2%
Lab71.24, 43.79, 3.93
XYZ56.26, 42.53, 42.78
Decimal16420521
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone1905 C
Pantone1905 CHex#fa8ea9Rgb250 142 169Cmyk0 43 32 2Lab71 44 4Darker#ef0b44Deep#f74a75Lighter#fbd5de

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 32, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa8ea9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 43 32 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 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 #fa8ea9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa8ea9; }
.text { color: #fa8ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa8ea9; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fa8ea9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.21:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.51:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa8ea9 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 #fa8ea9 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 #fa8ea9 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #fa8ea9 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.