What is the hex code for Pale Violet Red?

Pale Violet Red is #db7093. In CSS the keyword palevioletred, the hex #db7093, rgb(219, 112, 147) and hsl(340, 60%, 65%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Pale Violet Red on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #70dbb8, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Pale Violet Red for text?

Pale Violet Red as text on white has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) but passes for large text and UI components (3:1). On black it is 6.75:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Pinks

Pale Violet Red color: hex #db7093, RGB and HSL

Pale Violet Red is the CSS keyword palevioletred, hex #db7093, rgb(219, 112, 147), hsl(340, 60%, 65%). It is a medium, vivid red in the pinks family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: palevioletred
Hex: #db7093
RGB: rgb(219, 112, 147)
HSL: hsl(340, 60%, 65%)
On white: 3.11:1 — large text and UI only (3:1)
On black: 6.75:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: palevioletred;          /* keyword */
  color: #db7093;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(219, 112, 147); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(340, 60%, 65%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with pale violet red

Each match keeps pale violet red's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside pale violet red as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#70dbb8

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#70db82

#70c9db

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#93db70

#7093db

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#db70c9

#db8270

Tints and shades of pale violet red

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as pale violet red — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#e188a5

#e7a0b7

#edb7c9

#f3cfdb

#f9e7ed

Shades (darker)

#d04472

#b02c58

#842142

#58162c

#2c0b16

A UI color palette built from pale violet red

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from pale violet red as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #db7093
secondary: #70db82
accent: #70c9db
background: #fdfcfc
surface: #f7f3f4
text: #221116
muted: #8e5769
border: #ecdfe3

Dark mode

primary: #db7093
secondary: #70db82
accent: #70c9db
background: #1a0e12
surface: #28151b
text: #f6f3f4
muted: #b696a0
border: #492732

Open pale violet red in the palette generator

Using pale violet red in an interface

Pinks carry warmth without red's alarm, which makes hot pink and deep pink strong accent colors for consumer and creative products. The pale pinks work as tinted surfaces; the violet-reds are dark enough to carry text on white. Whichever role pale violet red takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Pale Violet Red?: Pale Violet Red is #db7093. In CSS the keyword palevioletred, the hex #db7093, rgb(219, 112, 147) and hsl(340, 60%, 65%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Pale Violet Red?: Its complement is #70dbb8, the split-complementary pair is #70db82 and #70c9db, the triadic partners are #93db70 and #7093db, and the analogous neighbors are #db70c9 and #db8270. In an interface, use Pale Violet Red for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Pale Violet Red on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #70dbb8, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Pale Violet Red for text?: Pale Violet Red as text on white has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) but passes for large text and UI components (3:1). On black it is 6.75:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.