Dark violet

#7235b5

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 269 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark violet color values

Every conversion for #7235b5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7235b5
RGB114, 53, 181
HSL269, 55%, 46%
HSV269, 71%, 71%
CMYK37%, 71%, 0%, 29%
Lab36.85, 51.4, -57.48
XYZ16.55, 9.46, 44.67
Decimal7484853
Web safe#6633cc
Pantone266 C
Pantone266 CHex#7235b5Rgb114 53 181Cmyk37 71 0 29Lab37 51 -57Darker#2c1547Deep#4f257eLighter#9666cb

Shades of dark violet

Tints of dark violet

Colors that go with dark violet

Dark violet in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 37, 71, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7235b5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
37 71 0 29
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
38 69 4 35
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 #7235b5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7235b5; }
.text { color: #7235b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7235b5; }

How dark violet looks on light and dark

Dark violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7235b5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.26:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.89:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7235b5 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 #7235b5 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 #7235b5 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

Here is how the numbers for #7235b5 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.