Violet

#cf8bee

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #cf8bee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf8bee

RGB207, 139, 238

HSL281, 74%, 74%

HSV281, 42%, 93%

CMYK13%, 42%, 0%, 7%

Lab67.95, 42.84, -39.81

XYZ50.4, 37.9, 85.55

Decimal13601774

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#c26dea #b64fe5 #a930e1 #981ed0 #821ab2 #6c1694 #561175 #400d57 #2a0839 #14041b

Tints of violet

#d395ef #d79ff1 #dba9f2 #e0b3f4 #e4bdf5 #e8c7f7 #ecd1f8 #f0dbfa #f4e5fb #f9effd

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#aaee8b Analogous#9e8bee Analogous#ee8bdb Triadic#eecf8b Triadic#8beecf Split complementary#dcee8b Split complementary#8bee9d

Violet in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 13, 42, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf8bee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 42 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 43 4 13

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Violet in css

Copy #cf8bee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf8bee; }
.text { color: #cf8bee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf8bee; }

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 #cf8bee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf8bee against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cf8bee 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cf8bee 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 #cf8bee are worked out. 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.