Dark violet

#8e0cdc

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

Dark violet is a mid purple with a balanced cast. 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 #8e0cdc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8e0cdc

RGB142, 12, 220

HSL278, 90%, 45%

HSV278, 95%, 86%

CMYK35%, 95%, 0%, 14%

Lab39.88, 76.05, -75.1

XYZ24.21, 11.18, 68.59

Decimal9309404

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone266 C

Shades of dark violet

#820bc9 #750ab6 #6909a3 #5d0890 #50077d #440669 #380556 #2b0443 #1f0330 #13021d

Tints of dark violet

#9d10f2 #a729f3 #b141f5 #bc5af6 #c673f7 #d08bf9 #daa4fa #e4bdfb #eed5fd #f8eefe

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#5adc0c Analogous#260cdc Analogous#dc0cc2 Triadic#dc8e0c Triadic#0cdc8e Split complementary#c2dc0c Split complementary#0cdc26

Dark violet in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 35, 95, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8e0cdc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

35 95 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

36 91 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 #8e0cdc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8e0cdc; }
.text { color: #8e0cdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e0cdc; }

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 #8e0cdc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8e0cdc 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 #8e0cdc 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 #8e0cdc 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

The figures for #8e0cdc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.