Violet

#d88bdc

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

This is Violet, a soft pink at 297 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #d88bdc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d88bdc

RGB216, 139, 220

HSL297, 54%, 70%

HSV297, 37%, 86%

CMYK2%, 37%, 0%, 14%

Lab68.19, 42.0, -29.43

XYZ50.47, 38.23, 72.43

Decimal14191580

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#d072d4 #c759cd #bf3fc5 #a935af #902d96 #78267c #601e63 #47164a #2f0f31 #170718

Tints of violet

#db95df #df9fe2 #e2aae5 #e6b4e8 #e9beeb #edc8ef #f0d3f2 #f4ddf5 #f7e7f8 #faf1fb

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#8fdc8b Analogous#af8bdc Analogous#dc8bb8 Triadic#dcd88b Triadic#8bdcd8 Split complementary#b7dc8b Split complementary#8bdcaf

Violet in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 2, 37, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d88bdc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 37 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 38 4 20

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 #d88bdc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d88bdc; }
.text { color: #d88bdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d88bdc; }

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 #d88bdc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d88bdc 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 #d88bdc 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 #d88bdc 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 #d88bdc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.