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Named color

Pale Violet Red

Pale Violet Red is a balanced pink color with HEX #DB7093. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 219, 112, 147, HSL 340, 60%, 65%, warm temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#DB7093 pink warm balanced
HEX #DB7093
RGB rgb(219, 112, 147)
HSL hsl(340 60% 65%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 33, 14)
Luminance 0.2875
Contrast Black 6.75:1White 3.11:1

CSS Utilities

--color-pale-violet-red: #DB7093;
.bg-pale-violet-red { background-color: #DB7093; }
.text-pale-violet-red { color: #DB7093; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2875
Black text6.75:1AA Pass
White text3.11:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
{
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Harmonies
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Variants
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  "neon": "#FF75A3"
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Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Pale Violet Red Color

Pale Violet Red sits in the pink family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Pale Violet Red is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Pale Violet Red accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #DB7093.Pale Violet Red CSS utilitiesUse Pale Violet Red in CSS variables and utility classes.#DB7093 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Pale Violet Red paletteOpen the generated palette based on Pale Violet Red.Pale Violet Red harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pale Violet Red against black and white text.

Black text6.75:1AA Pass
White text3.11:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Blush#DE5D83
Bougainvillea#D958A0
Light Coral#F08080
Watermelon#FC6C85
Dusty Rose#C08081

Color Harmonies

#70DBB8#70DBB8
#DB70C9#DB70C9
#DB8270#DB8270
#94DB70#94DB70
#7094DB#7094DB
Open full Pale Violet Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#EEBACB#EEBACB
#C03060#C03060
#EF5D8D#EF5D8D
#C8849A#C8849A
#F1DAE2#F1DAE2
#FF75A3#FF75A3

Pairings

Black#000000
#70DBB8#70DBB8
#DB70C9#DB70C9
#DB8270#DB8270
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5