Violet

#cb95f6

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

This is Violet, a vivid purple at 273 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 #cb95f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb95f6

RGB203, 149, 246

HSL273, 84%, 77%

HSV273, 39%, 96%

CMYK17%, 39%, 0%, 4%

Lab70.07, 37.99, -40.91

XYZ52.01, 40.85, 92.33

Decimal13342198

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of violet

#bb73f3 #aa52f0 #9a30ed #8914e6 #7511c4 #610ea3 #4d0b81 #39085f #25053e #11021c

Tints of violet

#cf9ef7 #d4a7f8 #d8b0f8 #ddb9f9 #e1c2fa #e5cbfb #ead4fb #eeddfc #f3e6fd #f7effe

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#c0f695 Analogous#9a95f6 Analogous#f695f0 Triadic#f6cb95 Triadic#95f6cb Split complementary#f1f695 Split complementary#95f69a

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 17, 39, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb95f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 39 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 40 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 #cb95f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb95f6; }
.text { color: #cb95f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb95f6; }

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 #cb95f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb95f6 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 #cb95f6 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 #cb95f6 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

Every value on this page for #cb95f6 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.