Pale Violet Red is a light medium bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Pastel Crimson, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Pale Violet Red effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Pale Violet Red is #DB7093.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Pale Violet Red has 86%% Red, 44% Green, and 58% Blue.
Pale Violet Red has 340° Hue, 49% Saturation, and 86% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Pale Violet Red has 340° Hue, 60% Saturation, and 65% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Pale Violet Red has 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 33% yellow, and 14% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#DB7093 |
|
RGB |
(219, 112, 147) |
(86%, 44%, 58%) |
HSV |
(340°, 49, 86) |
(94%, 49%, 86%) |
HSL |
(340°, 60, 65) |
(94%, 60%, 65%) |
CMYK |
(0, 49, 33, 14) |
(0%, 49%, 33%, 14%) |
The natural luminance of Pale Violet Red is 29%, which is low.
Pale Violet Red has a higher contrast with black than white.
Pale Violet Red and black have a 6.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Pale Violet Red and white have a 3.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
29% |
AA (6.8) |
insufficient (3.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Pale Violet Red paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 34% Red, 8% Magenta, 14% Black, 44% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
34%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
8%
Black
14%
White
44%
To mix Pale Violet Red paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 25% Magenta, 17% Yellow, 14% Black, 44% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
25%
Yellow
17%
Black
14%
White
44%
Colors similar to Pale Violet Red are: Blush Red, Deep Blush, Thulian Pink, Muted Pink, and Hopbush. Blush Red is brighter than Pale Violet Red. Deep Blush is lighter than Pale Violet Red. Thulian Pink is more magenta than Pale Violet Red. Muted Pink is more red and paler than Pale Violet Red. Hopbush is more magenta than Pale Violet Red.