Violet

#d17dfc

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 #d17dfc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d17dfc

RGB209, 125, 252

HSL280, 95%, 74%

HSV280, 50%, 99%

CMYK17%, 50%, 0%, 1%

Lab65.94, 53.62, -50.63

XYZ51.2, 35.25, 96.2

Decimal13729276

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#c55bfb #b939fa #ad17fa #9c05e9 #8505c7 #6f04a5 #580383 #410262 #2b0140 #14011e

Tints of violet

#d588fc #d994fd #dd9ffd #e1aafd #e5b5fd #e9c1fe #edccfe #f1d7fe #f5e2fe #f9eeff

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#a8fc7d Analogous#927dfc Analogous#fc7de7 Triadic#fcd17d Triadic#7dfcd1 Split complementary#e7fc7d Split complementary#7dfc92

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 17, 50, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d17dfc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 50 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 50 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 #d17dfc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d17dfc; }
.text { color: #d17dfc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17dfc; }

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 #d17dfc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d17dfc 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 #d17dfc 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 #d17dfc 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 #d17dfc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.