Dark violet

#7b16cd

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 273 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark violet color values

Every conversion for #7b16cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7b16cd

RGB123, 22, 205

HSL273, 81%, 45%

HSV273, 89%, 80%

CMYK40%, 89%, 0%, 20%

Lab36.35, 69.11, -72.33

XYZ19.47, 9.19, 58.51

Decimal8066765

Web safe#6600cc

Pantone266 C

Shades of dark violet

#7014bb #6612aa #5b1098 #500e86 #460c74 #3b0b63 #310951 #26073f #1b052d #11031c

Tints of dark violet

#8919e5 #962fe9 #a247eb #ae5fee #ba77f0 #c68ff3 #d2a7f6 #dfbff8 #ebd7fb #f7effd

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#68cd16 Analogous#2016cd Analogous#cd16c3 Triadic#cd7b16 Triadic#16cd7b Split complementary#c3cd16 Split complementary#16cd20

Dark violet in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 40, 89, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7b16cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 89 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 86 4 26

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 #7b16cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7b16cd; }
.text { color: #7b16cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b16cd; }

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 #7b16cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7b16cd 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 #7b16cd 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 #7b16cd 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 #7b16cd is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.