Violet

#ca8be4

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 strong. 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 #ca8be4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca8be4

RGB202, 139, 228

HSL282, 62%, 72%

HSV282, 39%, 89%

CMYK11%, 39%, 0%, 11%

Lab66.99, 39.31, -35.83

XYZ47.59, 36.62, 77.96

Decimal13274084

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#be70de #b154d7 #a539d1 #922cbd #7d26a1 #681f86 #53196b #3e124f #280c34 #130619

Tints of violet

#cf95e6 #d39fe9 #d8a9eb #ddb4ed #e1bef0 #e6c8f2 #ead2f5 #efdcf7 #f4e6f9 #f8f1fc

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#a5e48b Analogous#9d8be4 Analogous#e48bd1 Triadic#e4ca8b Triadic#8be4ca Split complementary#d2e48b Split complementary#8be49d

Violet in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 11, 39, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca8be4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 39 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 40 4 17

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 #ca8be4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca8be4; }
.text { color: #ca8be4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca8be4; }

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 #ca8be4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca8be4 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 #ca8be4 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 #ca8be4 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 #ca8be4 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.