Violet

#d388d6

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

Violet sits in the pink band, mid and soft. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #d388d6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d388d6

RGB211, 136, 214

HSL298, 49%, 69%

HSV298, 36%, 84%

CMYK1%, 36%, 0%, 16%

Lab66.76, 40.92, -28.36

XYZ47.81, 36.31, 68.11

Decimal13863126

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#ca70ce #c158c6 #b841bd #a139a5 #8a318e #732976 #5c205e #441846 #2d102f #160817

Tints of violet

#d793da #db9ddd #dfa8e1 #e3b2e5 #e7bde8 #eac7ec #eed2ef #f2ddf3 #f6e7f7 #faf2fa

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#8bd688 Analogous#ac88d6 Analogous#d688b2 Triadic#d6d388 Triadic#88d6d3 Split complementary#b2d688 Split complementary#88d6ac

Violet in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 1, 36, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d388d6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 36 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 37 4 22

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #d388d6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d388d6; }
.text { color: #d388d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d388d6; }

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 #d388d6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d388d6 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 #d388d6 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 #d388d6 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

Every value on this page for #d388d6 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.