Violet

#cd87f6

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

Violet is a light purple with a relaxed cast. 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 #cd87f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd87f6

RGB205, 135, 246

HSL278, 86%, 75%

HSV278, 45%, 96%

CMYK17%, 45%, 0%, 4%

Lab67.25, 46.08, -45.32

XYZ50.48, 36.96, 91.66

Decimal13469686

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#bf66f4 #b246f1 #a425ef #9311e0 #7e0ebf #690c9f #53097e #3e075e #28053d #13021c

Tints of violet

#d191f7 #d69cf8 #daa6f8 #deb0f9 #e3bbfa #e7c5fb #ebcffb #efdafc #f4e4fd #f8eefe

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#b0f687 Analogous#9587f6 Analogous#f687e7 Triadic#f6cd87 Triadic#87f6cd Split complementary#e8f687 Split complementary#87f695

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, 45, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd87f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 45 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 45 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 #cd87f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd87f6; }
.text { color: #cd87f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd87f6; }

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 #cd87f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd87f6 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 #cd87f6 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 #cd87f6 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 #cd87f6 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.