#E47CA4 is a mid-toned, warm red. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #E47CA4 works with other colors. Named schemes with #E47CA4 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
This palette keeps Pale Violet Red as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Pale Violet Red anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.
Pale Violet Red opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Pale Violet Red sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Pale Violet Red is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Pale Violet Red carrying the quiet middle.
How #E47CA4 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #E47CA4 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #E47CA4;
--color-base-rgb: 228 124 164;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(71.3% 0.135 356.7);
--color-50: #FDF2F6;
--color-100: #F9DCE7;
--color-200: #F1BBD0;
--color-300: #E28DAE;
--color-400: #D0628C;
--color-500: #B5406D;
--color-600: #8A3857;
--color-700: #622D41;
--color-800: #40212D;
--color-900: #28161D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
pale-violet-red: {
50: '#FDF2F6',
100: '#F9DCE7',
200: '#F1BBD0',
300: '#E28DAE',
400: '#D0628C',
500: '#B5406D',
600: '#8A3857',
700: '#622D41',
800: '#40212D',
900: '#28161D',
},
}
$base: #E47CA4; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FDF2F6; $base-100: #F9DCE7; $base-200: #F1BBD0; $base-300: #E28DAE; $base-400: #D0628C; $base-500: #B5406D; $base-600: #8A3857; $base-700: #622D41; $base-800: #40212D; $base-900: #28161D; $base-hover: #D8417B; $base-subtle: #F3DBE5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#E47CA4",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF2F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F9DCE7",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F1BBD0",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E28DAE",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#D0628C",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B5406D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#8A3857",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#622D41",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#40212D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#28161D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}