Violet

#db87ee

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

This is Violet, a strong purple at 289 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #db87ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db87ee

RGB219, 135, 238

HSL289, 75%, 73%

HSV289, 43%, 93%

CMYK8%, 43%, 0%, 7%

Lab68.43, 48.41, -38.96

XYZ53.31, 38.56, 85.52

Decimal14387182

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#d269ea #c94be6 #c02de1 #ae1dcf #9519b1 #7c1593 #621175 #490c57 #300839 #17041b

Tints of violet

#de91ef #e19cf1 #e4a6f2 #e8b1f4 #ebbbf5 #eec6f7 #f1d0f8 #f4dafa #f7e5fb #faeffd

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#9aee87 Analogous#a787ee Analogous#ee87ce Triadic#eedb87 Triadic#87eedb Split complementary#ceee87 Split complementary#87eea7

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 8, 43, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db87ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 43 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 44 4 13

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Violet in css

Copy #db87ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db87ee; }
.text { color: #db87ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db87ee; }

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 #db87ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db87ee 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 #db87ee 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 #db87ee 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 #db87ee are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.