Violet

#cb89df

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 286 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 #cb89df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb89df

RGB203, 137, 223

HSL286, 57%, 71%

HSV286, 39%, 87%

CMYK9%, 39%, 0%, 13%

Lab66.46, 39.68, -33.89

XYZ46.89, 35.92, 74.27

Decimal13339103

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#c06fd8 #b455d1 #a93bca #9531b4 #802a9a #6a2380 #551c66 #3f154c #2a0e32 #140718

Tints of violet

#d093e2 #d49ee5 #d9a8e7 #ddb3ea #e2bded #e6c7f0 #ebd2f3 #f0dcf6 #f4e7f8 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#9ddf89 Analogous#a089df Analogous#df89c8 Triadic#dfcb89 Triadic#89dfcb Split complementary#c8df89 Split complementary#89dfa0

Violet in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 9, 39, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb89df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 39 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 40 4 19

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 #cb89df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb89df; }
.text { color: #cb89df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb89df; }

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 #cb89df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb89df 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 #cb89df 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 #cb89df 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 #cb89df are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.