Violet

#ca89ef

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

This is Violet, a strong purple at 278 degrees. 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 #ca89ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca89ef

RGB202, 137, 239

HSL278, 76%, 74%

HSV278, 43%, 94%

CMYK15%, 43%, 0%, 6%

Lab67.04, 42.68, -41.83

XYZ48.88, 36.68, 86.16

Decimal13273583

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#bc6beb #af4ce7 #a12ee3 #901cd1 #7b18b3 #661495 #511076 #3c0c58 #270839 #12041b

Tints of violet

#cf93f0 #d39df2 #d8a8f3 #dcb2f5 #e1bcf6 #e6c6f7 #ead1f9 #efdbfa #f3e5fb #f8effd

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#aeef89 Analogous#9789ef Analogous#ef89e1 Triadic#efca89 Triadic#89efca Split complementary#e1ef89 Split complementary#89ef97

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 15, 43, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca89ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 43 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 44 4 12

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Violet in css

Copy #ca89ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca89ef; }
.text { color: #ca89ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca89ef; }

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 #ca89ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca89ef against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ca89ef 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ca89ef 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 #ca89ef are worked out. 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.