Dark violet

#882abc

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

This is Dark violet, a strong purple at 279 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 #882abc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#882abc

RGB136, 42, 188

HSL279, 63%, 45%

HSV279, 78%, 74%

CMYK28%, 78%, 0%, 26%

Lab38.76, 61.64, -58.38

XYZ20.06, 10.52, 48.55

Decimal8923836

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2592 C

Shades of dark violet

#7c26ac #70239b #651f8b #591b7b #4d186b #41145a #35114a #2a0d3a #1e0929 #120619

Tints of dark violet

#9730d1 #a245d5 #ad5ada #b770df #c285e4 #cd9be9 #d8b0ed #e2c6f2 #eddbf7 #f8f0fc

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#5ebc2a Analogous#3f2abc Analogous#bc2aa7 Triadic#bc882a Triadic#2abc88 Split complementary#a7bc2a Split complementary#2abc3f

Dark violet in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 78, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #882abc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 78 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 76 4 32

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 #882abc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #882abc; }
.text { color: #882abc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #882abc; }

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 #882abc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #882abc 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 #882abc 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 #882abc 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #882abc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.