Dark violet

#6d01bd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark violet, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark violet is a deep purple with a serious cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark violet color values

Every conversion for #6d01bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d01bd

RGB109, 1, 189

HSL274, 99%, 37%

HSV274, 99%, 74%

CMYK42%, 99%, 0%, 26%

Lab31.69, 67.64, -70.7

XYZ15.5, 6.95, 48.67

Decimal7143869

Web safe#6600cc

Pantone266 C

Shades of dark violet

#6401ad #5b019d #52018d #48017e #3f016e #36005e #2d004e #24003e #1b002e #12001e

Tints of dark violet

#7e01db #9001f9 #9d1bfe #aa39fe #b757fe #c475fe #d193fe #deb1ff #ebcfff #f7edff

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#51bd01 Analogous#0f01bd Analogous#bd01af Triadic#bd6d01 Triadic#01bd6d Split complementary#afbd01 Split complementary#01bd0f

Dark violet in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 42, 99, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d01bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

42 99 0 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

43 95 4 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark violet in css

Copy #6d01bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d01bd; }
.text { color: #6d01bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d01bd; }

How dark violet looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6d01bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d01bd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #6d01bd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark violet? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #6d01bd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark violet, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #6d01bd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.