Dark violet

#8522bb

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark violet color values

Every conversion for #8522bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8522bb

RGB133, 34, 187

HSL279, 69%, 43%

HSV279, 82%, 73%

CMYK29%, 82%, 0%, 27%

Lab37.33, 63.57, -60.13

XYZ19.21, 9.72, 47.88

Decimal8725179

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone266 C

Shades of dark violet

#7a1fab #6e1c9b #63198b #57167b #4c136a #40105a #350d4a #290b3a #1e082a #12051a

Tints of dark violet

#9526d2 #a238db #ac4fdf #b766e3 #c27de7 #cd94ec #d8abf0 #e2c2f4 #edd9f8 #f8f0fc

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#58bb22 Analogous#3822bb Analogous#bb22a5 Triadic#bb8522 Triadic#22bb85 Split complementary#a5bb22 Split complementary#22bb38

Dark violet in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 29, 82, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8522bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 82 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 79 4 33

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 #8522bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8522bb; }
.text { color: #8522bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8522bb; }

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 #8522bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8522bb 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 #8522bb 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 #8522bb 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 #8522bb is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.