Violet

#db79fc

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 #db79fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db79fc

RGB219, 121, 252

HSL285, 96%, 73%

HSV285, 52%, 99%

CMYK13%, 52%, 0%, 1%

Lab66.34, 58.24, -49.93

XYZ53.62, 35.76, 96.17

Decimal14383612

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#d258fb #c936fb #c015fa #ae05e7 #9504c5 #7c04a4 #620382 #490261 #30013f #17011e

Tints of violet

#de85fc #e190fd #e49cfd #e8a8fd #ebb3fd #eebffe #f1cbfe #f4d6fe #f7e2fe #faeeff

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#9afc79 Analogous#9a79fc Analogous#fc79db Triadic#fcdb79 Triadic#79fcdb Split complementary#dbfc79 Split complementary#79fc9a

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 13, 52, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db79fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 52 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 52 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 #db79fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db79fc; }
.text { color: #db79fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db79fc; }

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 #db79fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db79fc 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 #db79fc 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 #db79fc 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 #db79fc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.