Pale Violet Red sits in the magenta / pink family, with the hex code #DB7093 mapping to rgb(219, 112, 147) in RGB and hsl(340.4, 59.8%, 64.9%) in HSL. In OKLCH it carries 68% perceptual lightness and 0.138 chroma — a moderately saturated, dark reading that behaves well as a primary, accent or decisive colour in modern interfaces. Magenta does not exist as a single wavelength — the brain invents it where red and blue meet. That synthetic, "designed" quality is why it reads as bold, contemporary and unmistakably digital. It commits hard.
Magenta does not exist as a single wavelength — the brain invents it where red and blue meet. That synthetic, "designed" quality is why it reads as bold, contemporary and unmistakably digital. It commits hard.
Magenta saturates print easily — verify in CMYK if the design will be printed. Online, mind that high-chroma magenta on dark mode can shimmer for users with astigmatism; lift lightness to soften.
#DB7093rgb(219, 112, 147)hsl(340.4, 59.8%, 64.9%)hsv(340.4, 48.9%, 85.9%)lch(60.91% 45.42 1.53)oklch(67.79% 0.1382 0.68)lab(60.91% 45.4 1.21):root {
--color: #db7093;
--color-rgb: rgb(219, 112, 147);
--color-hsl: hsl(340.4, 59.8%, 64.9%);
--color-oklch: oklch(67.79% 0.1382 0.68);
}How pale violet red performs as foreground text on common surfaces, scored with WCAG 2.1.
Tints are produced by mixing pale violet red with progressively more white.
Shades are produced by mixing pale violet red with progressively more black.
Tones are produced by mixing pale violet red with progressively more gray, lowering chroma while keeping lightness.