Violet

#db91ef

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #db91ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db91ef

RGB219, 145, 239

HSL287, 75%, 75%

HSV287, 39%, 94%

CMYK8%, 39%, 0%, 6%

Lab70.55, 43.37, -36.2

XYZ54.92, 41.54, 86.79

Decimal14389743

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#d172eb #c753e6 #bd34e2 #ad1fd4 #941ab5 #7b1696 #621177 #480d58 #2f083a #16041b

Tints of violet

#de9af0 #e1a4f2 #e4adf3 #e7b7f4 #eac0f6 #eecaf7 #f1d3f9 #f4ddfa #f7e6fb #faeffd

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#a5ef91 Analogous#ac91ef Analogous#ef91d4 Triadic#efdb91 Triadic#91efdb Split complementary#d4ef91 Split complementary#91efac

Violet in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 8, 39, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db91ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 39 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 40 4 12

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 #db91ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db91ef; }
.text { color: #db91ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db91ef; }

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 #db91ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db91ef 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 #db91ef 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 #db91ef 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 #db91ef is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.