Pale Violet Red

About Pale Violet Red

Pale Violet Red is the hex color #DB7093, which translates to rgb(219, 112, 147) in RGB and hsl(340, 60%, 65%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 340 degrees, with a saturation of 60 percent and a lightness of 65 percent. That combination puts Pale Violet Red in the workable middle of the pink family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Pale Violet Red compares

Pale Violet Red is exactly the CSS keyword palevioletred, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is rose-300 (#FFA1AD), at a distance of 19.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Blush at 10.0. Sorted by lightness, Pale Violet Red is number 15 of the 27 pink colors here.

Text on Pale Violet Red

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Pale Violet Red, led by Ink black at 6.15:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Pale Violet Red already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Pale Violet Red

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Pale Violet Red for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.