Dark violet

#8a00dc

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

Dark violet is a deep purple with a weighty cast. 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 #8a00dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a00dc

RGB138, 0, 220

HSL278, 100%, 43%

HSV278, 100%, 86%

CMYK37%, 100%, 0%, 14%

Lab38.85, 76.96, -76.82

XYZ23.4, 10.57, 68.52

Decimal9044188

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone266 C

Shades of dark violet

#7e00c9 #7200b6 #6600a3 #5a0090 #4f007d #43006a #370057 #2b0044 #1f0032 #13001f

Tints of dark violet

#9b00f7 #a713ff #b12fff #bb4aff #c665ff #d080ff #da9cff #e4b7ff #eed2ff #f8edff

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#52dc00 Analogous#1c00dc Analogous#dc00c0 Triadic#dc8a00 Triadic#00dc8a Split complementary#c0dc00 Split complementary#00dc1c

Dark violet in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 37, 100, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a00dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 100 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 96 4 20

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 #8a00dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a00dc; }
.text { color: #8a00dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a00dc; }

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 #8a00dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a00dc 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 #8a00dc 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 #8a00dc 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 #8a00dc is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.