Violet

#de74fc

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 soft cast. 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 #de74fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de74fc

RGB222, 116, 252

HSL287, 96%, 72%

HSV287, 54%, 99%

CMYK12%, 54%, 0%, 1%

Lab65.79, 61.43, -50.78

XYZ53.94, 35.05, 96.02

Decimal14578940

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of violet

#d653fb #ce32fb #c611fa #b305e4 #9904c3 #7f03a2 #650381 #4b0260 #31013f #17011e

Tints of violet

#e180fc #e48cfd #e798fd #eaa5fd #ecb1fd #efbdfe #f2c9fe #f5d5fe #f8e1fe #fbeeff

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#92fc74 Analogous#9a74fc Analogous#fc74d6 Triadic#fcde74 Triadic#74fcde Split complementary#d6fc74 Split complementary#74fc9a

Violet in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 12, 54, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de74fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 54 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 54 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 #de74fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de74fc; }
.text { color: #de74fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de74fc; }

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 #de74fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de74fc 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 #de74fc 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 #de74fc 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 #de74fc are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.