Violet

#cd8ff6

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 276 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 #cd8ff6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd8ff6

RGB205, 143, 246

HSL276, 85%, 76%

HSV276, 42%, 96%

CMYK17%, 42%, 0%, 4%

Lab68.95, 41.8, -42.64

XYZ51.63, 39.28, 92.05

Decimal13471734

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#be6ef3 #af4df1 #a12bee #9012e3 #7b10c2 #660da1 #510a80 #3c085f #27053d #12021c

Tints of violet

#d199f7 #d6a2f8 #daacf8 #deb5f9 #e2bffa #e7c8fb #ebd2fb #efdbfc #f3e5fd #f8eefe

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#b8f68f Analogous#9a8ff6 Analogous#f68feb Triadic#f6cd8f Triadic#8ff6cd Split complementary#ebf68f Split complementary#8ff69a

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, 42, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd8ff6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 42 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 43 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 #cd8ff6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd8ff6; }
.text { color: #cd8ff6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd8ff6; }

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 #cd8ff6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd8ff6 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 #cd8ff6 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 #cd8ff6 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 #cd8ff6 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. 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.