Dark violet

#9b16bf

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

Dark violet falls in the purple range, deep and strong. 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 #9b16bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9b16bf
RGB155, 22, 191
HSL287, 79%, 42%
HSV287, 88%, 75%
CMYK19%, 88%, 0%, 25%
Lab40.09, 70.76, -57.85
XYZ23.21, 11.3, 50.25
Decimal10163903
Web safe#9900cc
Pantone2592 C
Pantone2592 CHex#9b16bfRgb155 22 191Cmyk19 88 0 25Lab40 71 -58Darker#33073fDeep#670f7fLighter#bc3edf

Shades of dark violet

Tints of dark violet

Colors that go with dark violet

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 19, 88, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9b16bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
19 88 0 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
21 85 4 31
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 #9b16bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9b16bf; }
.text { color: #9b16bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b16bf; }

How dark violet looks on light and dark

Dark violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9b16bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.44:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.26:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9b16bf 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 #9b16bf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #9b16bf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark violet, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #9b16bf 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.