Violet

#d98eec

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 #d98eec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d98eec

RGB217, 142, 236

HSL288, 71%, 74%

HSV288, 40%, 93%

CMYK8%, 40%, 0%, 7%

Lab69.58, 43.78, -36.09

XYZ53.43, 40.15, 84.29

Decimal14257900

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#cf70e7 #c553e2 #bb35dd #aa22cd #911daf #791891 #601373 #470e56 #2f0938 #16041a

Tints of violet

#dc98ee #e0a2ef #e3abf1 #e6b5f3 #e9bff4 #edc9f6 #f0d2f8 #f3dcf9 #f7e6fb #faf0fc

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#a1ec8e Analogous#aa8eec Analogous#ec8ed0 Triadic#ecd98e Triadic#8eecd9 Split complementary#d0ec8e Split complementary#8eecaa

Violet in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 8, 40, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d98eec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 40 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 41 4 13

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Violet in css

Copy #d98eec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d98eec; }
.text { color: #d98eec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d98eec; }

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 #d98eec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d98eec 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 #d98eec 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 #d98eec 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 #d98eec are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.