Dark violet

#8317c8

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

Dark violet falls in the purple range, deep and strong. 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 #8317c8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8317c8
RGB131, 23, 200
HSL277, 79%, 44%
HSV277, 89%, 78%
CMYK35%, 89%, 0%, 22%
Lab37.13, 68.84, -68.1
XYZ20.09, 9.61, 55.44
Decimal8591304
Web safe#9900cc
Pantone266 C
Pantone266 CHex#8317c8Rgb131 23 200Cmyk35 89 0 22Lab37 69 -68Darker#2f0848Deep#591088Lighter#a446e0

Shades of dark violet

Tints of dark violet

Colors that go with dark violet

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 34, 88, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8317c8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
35 89 0 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
36 86 4 28
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 #8317c8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8317c8; }
.text { color: #8317c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8317c8; }

How dark violet looks on light and dark

Dark violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8317c8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.19:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.92:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8317c8 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 #8317c8 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 #8317c8 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

Every value on this page for #8317c8 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.