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Named color

Pale Violet Red

Pale Violet Red color #DB7093: RGB 219, 112, 147 and HSL 340°, 60%, 65%. Explore its warm pink profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#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

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CSS Utilities

--color-pale-violet-red: #DB7093;
.bg-pale-violet-red { background-color: #DB7093; }
.text-pale-violet-red { color: #DB7093; }
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Color meaning and use

About Pale Violet Red Color

Pale Violet Red uses HEX #DB7093, RGB 219, 112, 147, and HSL 340°, 60%, 65%. The dataset classifies it in the pink family with warm temperature and balanced visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.2875; black contrast is 6.75:1 and white contrast is 3.11:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

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

Downloadable color reference infographic

Pale Violet Red Color Reference Infographic

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Pale Violet Red color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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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#DB8270Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

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
{
  "hex": "#DB7093",
  "rgb": [
    219,
    112,
    147
  ],
  "hsl": [
    340,
    60,
    65
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    49,
    33,
    14
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2875,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 6.75,
    "white": 3.11
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#70DBB8",
  "analogous": [
    "#DB70C9",
    "#DB8270"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#94DB70",
    "#7094DB"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#C9DB70",
    "#70DBB8",
    "#8270DB"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#70DB82",
    "#70C9DB"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#EEBACB",
    "#DB7093",
    "#C03060"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#EEBACB",
  "dark": "#C03060",
  "saturated": "#EF5D8D",
  "desaturated": "#C8849A",
  "pastel": "#F1DAE2",
  "neon": "#FF75A3"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#70DBB8",
    "#DB70C9",
    "#DB8270"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#C8849A",
    "#EEBACB"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#EEBACB",
    "#C8849A"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "blush",
    "bougainvillea",
    "light-coral",
    "watermelon",
    "dusty-rose"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "pale-violet-red"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "blush-vs-pale-violet-red",
    "bougainvillea-vs-pale-violet-red"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/pale-violet-red",
    "/wcag/pale-violet-red",
    "/css/colors/pale-violet-red",
    "/hex/db7093",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/pink",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/pale-violet-red"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/bougainvillea",
      "/colors/light-coral",
      "/colors/watermelon",
      "/colors/dusty-rose",
      "/compare/blush-vs-pale-violet-red",
      "/compare/bougainvillea-vs-pale-violet-red",
      "/harmonies/pale-violet-red",
      "/wcag/pale-violet-red",
      "/css/colors/pale-violet-red",
      "/hex/db7093",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "pale-violet-red",
  "name": "Pale Violet Red",
  "cssName": "palevioletred",
  "hex": "#DB7093",
  "family": "pink",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "palevioletred"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "pink",
    "warm",
    "balanced",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 63,
  "rgb": [
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    112,
    147
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    60,
    65
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    33,
    14
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2875,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 6.75,
    "white": 3.11
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#70DBB8",
    "analogous": [
      "#DB70C9",
      "#DB8270"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#94DB70",
      "#7094DB"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#C9DB70",
      "#70DBB8",
      "#8270DB"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#70DB82",
      "#70C9DB"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#EEBACB",
      "#DB7093",
      "#C03060"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#EEBACB",
    "dark": "#C03060",
    "saturated": "#EF5D8D",
    "desaturated": "#C8849A",
    "pastel": "#F1DAE2",
    "neon": "#FF75A3"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-pale-violet-red: #DB7093;",
    "utility": ".bg-pale-violet-red { background-color: #DB7093; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-pale-violet-red { color: #DB7093; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
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    "bougainvillea",
    "light-coral",
    "watermelon",
    "dusty-rose"
  ],
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    "bougainvillea-vs-pale-violet-red"
  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/pale-violet-red",
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    "/hex/db7093",
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    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/bougainvillea",
      "/colors/light-coral",
      "/colors/watermelon",
      "/colors/dusty-rose",
      "/compare/blush-vs-pale-violet-red",
      "/compare/bougainvillea-vs-pale-violet-red",
      "/harmonies/pale-violet-red",
      "/wcag/pale-violet-red",
      "/css/colors/pale-violet-red",
      "/hex/db7093",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#70DBB8",
      "#DB70C9",
      "#DB8270"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#C8849A",
      "#EEBACB"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#EEBACB",
      "#C8849A"
    ]
  }
}
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