Violet

#c493f6

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

Violet falls in the purple range, light and vivid. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #c493f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c493f6

RGB196, 147, 246

HSL270, 85%, 77%

HSV270, 40%, 96%

CMYK20%, 40%, 0%, 4%

Lab68.94, 37.07, -42.73

XYZ49.83, 39.26, 92.14

Decimal12882934

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of violet

#b272f3 #9f50f0 #8d2fee #7b13e5 #6910c4 #570ea2 #450b81 #33085f #21053e #0f021c

Tints of violet

#c99cf7 #cea5f8 #d3aef8 #d8b8f9 #ddc1fa #e2cafb #e7d3fb #ecdcfc #f1e5fd #f6effe

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#c5f693 Analogous#9393f6 Analogous#f693f6 Triadic#f6c493 Triadic#93f6c4 Split complementary#f6f593 Split complementary#93f693

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 20, 40, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c493f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 40 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 41 4 10

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.

Violet in css

Copy #c493f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c493f6; }
.text { color: #c493f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c493f6; }

How violet looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c493f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c493f6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c493f6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c493f6 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 violet, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #c493f6 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.