Dark violet

#9600bd

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

Dark violet is a deep purple with a weighty cast. 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 #9600bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9600bd

RGB150, 0, 189

HSL288, 100%, 37%

HSV288, 100%, 74%

CMYK21%, 100%, 0%, 26%

Lab38.12, 72.59, -59.9

XYZ21.76, 10.16, 48.96

Decimal9830589

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone2592 C

Shades of dark violet

#8900ad #7d009d #70008d #64007e #57006e #4b005e #3e004e #31003e #25002e #18001f

Tints of dark violet

#ae00db #c600fa #d019ff #d637ff #dc56ff #e274ff #e992ff #efb1ff #f5cfff #fbedff

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#27bd00 Analogous#3800bd Analogous#bd0085 Triadic#bd9600 Triadic#00bd96 Split complementary#85bd00 Split complementary#00bd38

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 21, 100, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9600bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 100 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 96 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 #9600bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9600bd; }
.text { color: #9600bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9600bd; }

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 #9600bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9600bd 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 #9600bd 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 #9600bd 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 #9600bd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.