Violet

#d18ef2

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

Violet falls in the purple range, light and strong. 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 #d18ef2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d18ef2

RGB209, 142, 242

HSL280, 79%, 75%

HSV280, 41%, 95%

CMYK14%, 41%, 0%, 5%

Lab68.98, 42.65, -40.38

XYZ51.99, 39.31, 88.85

Decimal13733618

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#c46eee #b74feb #aa2fe7 #9a19da #8415ba #6d129a #570e7b #400a5b #2a073b #13031b

Tints of violet

#d598f3 #d9a1f4 #ddabf5 #e1b5f6 #e5bef8 #e9c8f9 #edd2fa #f1dcfb #f5e5fc #f8effd

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#aff28e Analogous#9f8ef2 Analogous#f28ee1 Triadic#f2d18e Triadic#8ef2d1 Split complementary#e1f28e Split complementary#8ef29f

Violet in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 14, 41, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d18ef2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 41 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 42 4 11

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 #d18ef2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d18ef2; }
.text { color: #d18ef2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d18ef2; }

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 #d18ef2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d18ef2 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 #d18ef2 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 #d18ef2 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 #d18ef2 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.