Violet

#cc90ec

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 279 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 #cc90ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cc90ec
RGB204, 144, 236
HSL279, 71%, 75%
HSV279, 39%, 93%
CMYK14%, 39%, 0%, 7%
Lab68.64, 38.86, -37.67
XYZ50.02, 38.84, 84.22
Decimal13406444
Web safe#cc99ff
Pantone2572 C
Pantone2572 CHex#cc90ecRgb204 144 236Cmyk14 39 0 7Lab69 39 -38Darker#9023cbDeep#b053e2Lighter#e7cff4

Shades of violet

Tints of violet

Colors that go with violet

Violet in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 14, 39, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cc90ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
14 39 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
17 40 4 13
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Violet in css

Copy #cc90ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cc90ec; }
.text { color: #cc90ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc90ec; }

How violet looks on light and dark

Violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cc90ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.40:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.77:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cc90ec 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 #cc90ec sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #cc90ec and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from violet, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #cc90ec come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.