Dark violet

#8d1daf

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 286 degrees. 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 #8d1daf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d1daf

RGB141, 29, 175

HSL286, 72%, 40%

HSV286, 83%, 69%

CMYK19%, 83%, 0%, 31%

Lab37.18, 63.95, -53.21

XYZ19.16, 9.64, 41.41

Decimal9248175

Web safe#993399

Pantone2592 C

Shades of dark violet

#811ba0 #751891 #691682 #5d1374 #511165 #450e56 #390c47 #2d0938 #210729 #15041a

Tints of dark violet

#a121c8 #b22adc #bb43e0 #c45be4 #cd74e8 #d68dec #dfa6f0 #e8bef4 #f1d7f8 #f9f0fc

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#3faf1d Analogous#441daf Analogous#af1d88 Triadic#af8d1d Triadic#1daf8d Split complementary#88af1d Split complementary#1daf44

Dark violet in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 19, 83, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d1daf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 83 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 80 4 37

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 #8d1daf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d1daf; }
.text { color: #8d1daf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d1daf; }

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 #8d1daf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d1daf 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 #8d1daf 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 #8d1daf 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 #8d1daf are worked out. 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.