Dark violet

#950abc

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

This is Dark violet, a vivid purple at 287 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 #950abc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#950abc

RGB149, 10, 188

HSL287, 90%, 39%

HSV287, 95%, 74%

CMYK21%, 95%, 0%, 26%

Lab38.27, 71.13, -59.09

XYZ21.58, 10.24, 48.42

Decimal9767612

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone2592 C

Shades of dark violet

#8809ac #7c089c #6f078c #63077c #56066d #49055d #3d044d #30033d #24022d #17021d

Tints of dark violet

#ab0bd8 #c00ff2 #c82bf4 #cf46f5 #d662f7 #dd7ef8 #e59afa #ecb6fb #f3d2fd #fbeefe

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#31bc0a Analogous#3c0abc Analogous#bc0a8a Triadic#bc950a Triadic#0abc95 Split complementary#8abc0a Split complementary#0abc3c

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 21, 95, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #950abc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 95 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 91 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 #950abc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #950abc; }
.text { color: #950abc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #950abc; }

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 #950abc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #950abc 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 #950abc 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 #950abc 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 #950abc is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.