Pale Violet Red is the CSS named color #DB7093 — rgb(219, 112, 147), hsl(340, 60%, 65%). Its relative luminance is 0.288, giving 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #DB7093 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 112, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 60%, 65%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.2875 |
| Contrast on white | 3.11:1 large text only |
| Contrast on black | 6.75:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing palevioletred toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
palevioletred is #DB7093, which is rgb(219, 112, 147) and hsl(340, 60%, 65%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Pale Violet Red has a relative luminance of 0.288 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 3.11:1; against black, 6.75:1.
palevioletred reaches 6.75:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.