Dark violet

#8a1dbd

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 281 degrees. 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 #8a1dbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a1dbd
RGB138, 29, 189
HSL281, 73%, 43%
HSV281, 85%, 74%
CMYK27%, 85%, 0%, 26%
Lab37.76, 66.18, -60.58
XYZ20.11, 9.96, 49.01
Decimal9051581
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2592 C
Pantone2592 CHex#8a1dbdRgb138 29 189Cmyk27 85 0 26Lab38 66 -61Darker#300a41Deep#5d147fLighter#ab48da

Shades of dark violet

Tints of dark violet

Colors that go with dark violet

Dark violet in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 27, 85, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a1dbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
27 85 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
29 82 4 32
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 #8a1dbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a1dbd; }
.text { color: #8a1dbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a1dbd; }

How dark violet looks on light and dark

Dark violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a1dbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.02:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.99:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a1dbd 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 #8a1dbd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #8a1dbd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #8a1dbd are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.