Violet

#ca8bdb

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

This is Violet, a soft purple at 287 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #ca8bdb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca8bdb

RGB202, 139, 219

HSL287, 53%, 70%

HSV287, 37%, 86%

CMYK8%, 37%, 0%, 14%

Lab66.62, 37.49, -31.42

XYZ46.38, 36.14, 71.55

Decimal13274075

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#bf72d3 #b359cb #a840c4 #9436ad #7f2e94 #69267b #541f62 #3f1749 #290f30 #140717

Tints of violet

#cf95de #d39fe1 #d8aae5 #ddb4e8 #e1beeb #e6c8ee #ebd3f1 #efddf4 #f4e7f8 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#9cdb8b Analogous#a28bdb Analogous#db8bc4 Triadic#dbca8b Triadic#8bdbca Split complementary#c4db8b Split complementary#8bdba2

Violet in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 8, 37, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca8bdb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 37 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 38 4 20

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #ca8bdb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca8bdb; }
.text { color: #ca8bdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca8bdb; }

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 #ca8bdb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca8bdb 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 #ca8bdb 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 #ca8bdb 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

The figures for #ca8bdb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.