CSS named color
PaleVioletRed #DB7093
PaleVioletRed (CSS keyword palevioletred) has the hex code #DB7093 and the RGB value rgb(219, 112, 147): a medium, moderately saturated pink.
A muted rose pink (#db7093), softer than mediumvioletred. It suits vintage and romantic palettes.
Color codes for PaleVioletRed
| CSS keyword | palevioletred |
|---|---|
| HEX | #DB7093 |
| RGB | rgb(219, 112, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 60%, 65%) |
| HWB | hwb(340 44% 14%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.8% 0.138 0.7) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 14%) |
| Decimal | 14,381,203 |
| Hue family | Pinks |
Contrast and accessibility
On palevioletred, black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and passes AA for normal text; white text reaches 3.11:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on palevioletred | 6.75:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | 46.4 |
| White text on palevioletred | 3.11:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail | Fail | −63.1 |
| Palevioletred text on white | 3.11:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail | Fail | 57.7 |
| Palevioletred text on black | 6.75:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail | Pass | −44.1 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes palevioletred with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, palevioletred, white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#dd7798 - 15%
#e085a3 - 25%
#e494ae - 35%
#e8a2b9 - 45%
#ebb0c4 - 55%
#efbfce - 65%
#f2cdd9 - 75%
#f6dbe4 - 85%
#faeaef - 95%
#fdf8fa
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#d06a8c - 15%
#ba5f7d - 25%
#a4546e - 35%
#8e4960 - 45%
#783e51 - 55%
#633242 - 65%
#4d2733 - 75%
#371c25 - 85%
#211116 - 95%
#0b0607
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, palevioletred's complementary color is #00B29C (close to lightseagreen), its analogous colors are #C776BF and #E07462, and its triadic partners are #8CA434 and #33A1E4. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #00b29c |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #c776bf#e07462 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #8ca434#33a1e4 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #4daf6a#00adc7 |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
PaleVioletRed is a warm color: its hue is 340° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Code snippets
.element {
color: palevioletred;
background-color: #db7093;
border-color: rgb(219 112 147);
outline-color: oklch(67.8% 0.138 0.7);
}<div class="bg-[#db7093] text-black">...</div>
/* or register it once in your CSS (Tailwind v4) */
@theme {
--color-palevioletred: #db7093;
}
/* then use bg-palevioletred, text-palevioletred, border-palevioletred */import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let palevioletred = Color(red: 0.859, green: 0.439, blue: 0.576)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Palevioletred = Color(0xFFDB7093)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const palevioletred = Color(0xFFDB7093);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="palevioletred">#DB7093</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for palevioletred?
- The hex code for palevioletred is #DB7093. The same color is rgb(219, 112, 147), hsl(340, 60%, 65%) and oklch(67.8% 0.138 0.7), and in CSS you can also write the keyword palevioletred directly.
- Is palevioletred a warm or cool color?
- PaleVioletRed is a warm color: its hue is 340° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
- What colors go with palevioletred?
- Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, palevioletred's complementary color is #00B29C (close to lightseagreen), its analogous colors are #C776BF and #E07462, and its triadic partners are #8CA434 and #33A1E4. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
- Can you use white text on palevioletred?
- White text on palevioletred has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1, which passes AA only for large text (24 px, or 18.66 px bold, and up) under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 6.75:1 and passes AA for normal text but not AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −63.1 for white and Lc 46.4 for black.
- What is the RGB value of palevioletred?
- PaleVioletRed is rgb(219, 112, 147): red 219, green 112 and blue 147 on the 0 to 255 scale, or 85.9%, 43.9% and 57.6%. As a decimal integer it is 14381203.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.