Violet

#cd8afd

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 275 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 #cd8afd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd8afd

RGB205, 138, 253

HSL275, 97%, 77%

HSV275, 45%, 99%

CMYK19%, 45%, 0%, 1%

Lab68.2, 45.98, -47.64

XYZ51.99, 38.25, 97.57

Decimal13470461

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#be67fc #af43fc #a020fb #8f04f3 #7a04cf #6503ac #500288 #3c0265 #270142 #12011e

Tints of violet

#d194fd #d69efd #daa8fe #deb2fe #e2bcfe #e7c6fe #ebd0fe #efdafe #f3e4ff #f8edff

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#bafd8a Analogous#948afd Analogous#fd8af3 Triadic#fdcd8a Triadic#8afdcd Split complementary#f3fd8a Split complementary#8afd94

Violet in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 19, 45, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd8afd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 45 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 45 4 7

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 #cd8afd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd8afd; }
.text { color: #cd8afd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd8afd; }

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 #cd8afd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd8afd 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 #cd8afd 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 #cd8afd 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 #cd8afd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.