Violet

#dc83db

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

This is Violet, a strong pink at 301 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #dc83db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc83db
RGB220, 131, 219
HSL301, 56%, 69%
HSV301, 40%, 86%
CMYK0%, 40%, 0%, 14%
Lab66.95, 47.22, -30.76
XYZ50.42, 36.56, 71.42
Decimal14451675
Web safe#cc99cc
Pantone2572 C
Pantone2572 CHex#dc83dbRgb220 131 219Cmyk0 40 0 14Lab67 47 -31Darker#a22ea1Deep#cc4bcbLighter#e9bde9

Shades of violet

Tints of violet

Colors that go with violet

Violet in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 40, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc83db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 40 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 41 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 #dc83db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc83db; }
.text { color: #dc83db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc83db; }

How violet looks on light and dark

Violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dc83db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.53:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.31:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc83db 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 #dc83db sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #dc83db and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from violet, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #dc83db come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.