Pale Violet Red color: #db7093
The CSS keyword palevioletred is #db7093, rgb(219, 112, 147) or hsl(340, 60%, 65%). Its codes to copy, 50–950 tint scale, harmonies and contrast on white and black.
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About Pale Violet Red
Pale Violet Red is a mid-tone pink. Its hue sits at 1° in OKLCH and 340° in HSL — the two wheels are spaced differently, which is why the numbers disagree.
The keyword palevioletred comes from the X Window System color list, which SVG 1.0 adopted and CSS Color Level 3 brought to every stylesheet.
Pale Violet Red tint scale, 50 to 950
Eleven steps at fixed perceived lightness, in OKLCH, holding palevioletred’s own hue from end to end. The keyword itself falls closest to step 400 (#e37c9d), the one outlined; step 500 is #c75e82.
Harmonies built on Pale Violet Red
Hue angles measured in OKLCH, so every accent keeps palevioletred’s perceived lightness. Its complement is #00b09b, closest to the named color lightseagreen.
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-complementary
Pale Violet Red on white and on black
Black text reads better on palevioletred (6.75:1). As a text color it belongs on a dark background: on white it only reaches 3.11:1, under the 4.5:1 that body text needs, while on black it reaches 6.75:1. AA asks 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA asks 7:1.
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Open palevioletred in the full tools
- Open in Color Converter — convert it to any other notation.
- Open in Palette Generator — export its scale as --palevioletred-50 … --palevioletred-950 tokens.
- Open in Color Harmonies — turn the wheel and compare OKLCH with HSL.
- Open in Contrast Checker — test it against any background, with the closest passing shade.
- Open in Color System Generator — derive a light and dark token set from it.
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