Dark violet

#a100b2

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

Dark violet sits in the pink band, deep and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Dark violet color values

Every conversion for #a100b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a100b2
RGB161, 0, 178
HSL294, 100%, 35%
HSV294, 100%, 70%
CMYK10%, 100%, 0%, 30%
Lab39.23, 72.32, -51.52
XYZ22.73, 10.79, 43.0
Decimal10551474
Web safe#990099
Pantone2592 C
Pantone2592 CHex#a100b2Rgb161 0 178Cmyk10 100 0 30Lab39 72 -52Darker#37003dDeep#60006bLighter#d70ced

Shades of dark violet

Tints of dark violet

Colors that go with dark violet

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 10, 100, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a100b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
10 100 0 30
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
13 96 4 36
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 #a100b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a100b2; }
.text { color: #a100b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a100b2; }

How dark violet looks on light and dark

Dark violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a100b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.65:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.16:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a100b2 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 #a100b2 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 #a100b2 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

Every value on this page for #a100b2 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.