Dark violet

#8317cf

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 275 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 #8317cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8317cf

RGB131, 23, 207

HSL275, 80%, 45%

HSV275, 89%, 81%

CMYK37%, 89%, 0%, 19%

Lab37.74, 70.29, -71.17

XYZ20.93, 9.94, 59.85

Decimal8591311

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone266 C

Shades of dark violet

#7815bd #6c13ab #611199 #560f87 #4a0d75 #3f0b63 #340951 #28073f #1d052d #11031c

Tints of dark violet

#921be6 #9d32e8 #a84aeb #b461ed #bf79f0 #ca91f3 #d5a8f5 #e1c0f8 #ecd7fb #f7effd

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#63cf17 Analogous#2717cf Analogous#cf17bf Triadic#cf8317 Triadic#17cf83 Split complementary#bfcf17 Split complementary#17cf27

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 37, 89, 0, 19.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 89 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 86 4 25

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark violet in css

Copy #8317cf straight into your stylesheet.

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

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 #8317cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8317cf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8317cf 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8317cf 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 #8317cf is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.