Dark violet

#960cad

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

Dark violet is a deep pink, weighty and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark violet color values

Every conversion for #960cad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#960cad

RGB150, 12, 173

HSL291, 87%, 36%

HSV291, 93%, 68%

CMYK13%, 93%, 0%, 32%

Lab37.42, 68.4, -51.56

XYZ20.25, 9.76, 40.35

Decimal9833645

Web safe#990099

Pantone2592 C

Shades of dark violet

#890b9f #7d0a90 #700982 #640873 #570765 #4b0656 #3e0548 #320439 #25032b #19021d

Tints of dark violet

#af0eca #c810e6 #d325f0 #d942f2 #df5ff4 #e47bf6 #ea98f8 #f0b5fa #f6d2fc #fceefe

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#23ad0c Analogous#460cad Analogous#ad0c73 Triadic#ad960c Triadic#0cad96 Split complementary#73ad0c Split complementary#0cad46

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 13, 93, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #960cad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 93 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 90 4 38

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 #960cad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #960cad; }
.text { color: #960cad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #960cad; }

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 #960cad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #960cad 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 #960cad 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 #960cad 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

Here is how the numbers for #960cad are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.