Dark violet

#8a06cd

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 vivid. 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 #8a06cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a06cd

RGB138, 6, 205

HSL280, 94%, 41%

HSV280, 97%, 80%

CMYK33%, 97%, 0%, 20%

Lab37.74, 73.34, -69.98

XYZ21.57, 9.94, 58.54

Decimal9045709

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone266 C

Shades of dark violet

#7e05bb #7205aa #670498 #5b0487 #4f0375 #430364 #370252 #2c0241 #20012f #14011e

Tints of dark violet

#9c07e8 #ab13f8 #b52ef9 #be4afa #c865fa #d280fb #dc9cfc #e5b7fd #efd2fe #f9eefe

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#49cd06 Analogous#2706cd Analogous#cd06ac Triadic#cd8a06 Triadic#06cd8a Split complementary#adcd06 Split complementary#06cd26

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 33, 97, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a06cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 97 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 93 4 26

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 #8a06cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a06cd; }
.text { color: #8a06cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a06cd; }

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 #8a06cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a06cd 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 #8a06cd 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 #8a06cd 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

Here is how the numbers for #8a06cd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.