palevioletred — #DB7093
#DB7093
rgb(219, 112, 147) · hsl(340, 60%, 65%) · CSS keyword palevioletred
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| palevioletred on white | 3.11:1 | — | AA |
| palevioletred on black | 6.75:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, palevioletred takes black text: 6.75:1 against 3.11:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: palevioletred;
color: #db7093;
color: rgb(219 112 147);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to palevioletred
- lightcoral — #F08080
- orchid — #DA70D6
- hotpink — #FF69B4
- salmon — #FA8072
- indianred — #CD5C5C
- rosybrown — #BC8F8F
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for palevioletred?
The hex code for palevioletred is #DB7093 — RGB 219, 112, 147.
Can I use palevioletred for text?
Only for large text. palevioletred reaches 3.11:1 against white — enough for the 3:1 of headings at 24px or 18.5px bold, short of the 4.5:1 body text needs.
Should text on palevioletred be black or white?
Black — 6.75:1 against 3.11:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- papayawhip — #FFEFD5
- peachpuff — #FFDAB9
- peru — #CD853F
- pink — #FFC0CB
- plum — #DDA0DD
- powderblue — #B0E0E6
- purple — #800080
- rebeccapurple — #663399
- red — #FF0000
- rosybrown — #BC8F8F
- royalblue — #4169E1
- saddlebrown — #8B4513
#DB7093 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference