Dark violet

#7a0cac

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

This is Dark violet, a vivid purple at 281 degrees. 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 #7a0cac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7a0cac

RGB122, 12, 172

HSL281, 87%, 36%

HSV281, 93%, 67%

CMYK29%, 93%, 0%, 33%

Lab32.65, 64.06, -58.91

XYZ15.6, 7.38, 39.63

Decimal7998636

Web safe#660099

Pantone266 C

Shades of dark violet

#700b9e #660a8f #5b0981 #510873 #470764 #3d0656 #330548 #290439 #1e032b #14021d

Tints of dark violet

#8e0ec9 #a310e6 #b025f0 #bb41f2 #c55ef4 #cf7bf6 #da98f8 #e4b5fa #efd2fc #f9eefe

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#3eac0c Analogous#2a0cac Analogous#ac0c8e Triadic#ac7a0c Triadic#0cac7a Split complementary#8eac0c Split complementary#0cac2a

Dark violet in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 29, 93, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7a0cac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 93 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 90 4 39

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 #7a0cac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7a0cac; }
.text { color: #7a0cac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a0cac; }

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 #7a0cac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7a0cac 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 #7a0cac 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 #7a0cac 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

Every value on this page for #7a0cac is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.