Dark violet

#a100b9

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 #a100b9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a100b9

RGB161, 0, 185

HSL292, 100%, 36%

HSV292, 100%, 73%

CMYK13%, 100%, 0%, 27%

Lab39.71, 73.47, -54.88

XYZ23.45, 11.08, 46.8

Decimal10551481

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone2592 C

Shades of dark violet

#9400aa #86009a #79008b #6b007b #5e006c #50005c #43004d #36003d #28002e #1b001f

Tints of dark violet

#bc00d8 #d600f6 #e116ff #e535ff #e954ff #ed72ff #f191ff #f5b0ff #f9ceff #fdedff

Colors that go with dark violet

Complementary#18b900 Analogous#4500b9 Analogous#b90074 Triadic#b9a100 Triadic#00b9a1 Split complementary#75b900 Split complementary#00b944

Dark violet in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 13, 100, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a100b9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 100 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 96 4 33

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 #a100b9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a100b9; }
.text { color: #a100b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a100b9; }

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 #a100b9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a100b9 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 #a100b9 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 #a100b9 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 #a100b9 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. 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.