Dark violet

#712caa

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

This is Dark violet, a strong purple at 273 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark violet color values

Every conversion for #712caa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#712caa
RGB113, 44, 170
HSL273, 59%, 42%
HSV273, 74%, 67%
CMYK34%, 74%, 0%, 33%
Lab34.43, 52.65, -54.89
XYZ14.97, 8.21, 38.83
Decimal7417002
Web safe#663399
Pantone266 C
Pantone266 CHex#712caaRgb113 44 170Cmyk34 74 0 33Lab34 53 -55Darker#260f39Deep#4b1d71Lighter#9453ca

Shades of dark violet

#67289b#5e248d#54217e#4a1d70#411961#371553#2d1244#240e35#1a0a27#100618

Tints of dark violet

#8032c0#8e40ce#9b56d3#a86cd9#b582df#c298e4#cfafea#dcc5f0#e9dbf6#f7f1fb

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#65aa2cAnalogous#322caaAnalogous#aa2ca4Triadic#aa712cTriadic#2caa71Split complementary#a4aa2cSplit complementary#2caa32

Dark violet in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 34, 74, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #712caa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
34 74 0 33
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
35 72 4 39
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #712caa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #712caa; }
.text { color: #712caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #712caa; }

How dark violet looks on light and dark

Dark violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #712caa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.95:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.64:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #712caa 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 #712caa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #712caa and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #712caa 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 coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.