Violet

#de8eff

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 open 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 #de8eff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de8eff

RGB222, 142, 255

HSL282, 100%, 78%

HSV282, 44%, 100%

CMYK13%, 44%, 0%, 0%

Lab70.94, 49.0, -44.31

XYZ57.85, 42.1, 99.68

Decimal14585599

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#d369ff #c945ff #be20ff #b100fa #9700d6 #7d00b1 #63008d #4a0068 #300043 #16001f

Tints of violet

#e198ff #e4a1ff #e6abff #e9b4ff #ecbeff #efc7ff #f1d1ff #f4daff #f7e4ff #faedff

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#afff8e Analogous#a68eff Analogous#ff8ee7 Triadic#ffde8e Triadic#8effde Split complementary#e7ff8e Split complementary#8effa6

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 13, 44, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de8eff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 44 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 44 4 6

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 #de8eff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de8eff; }
.text { color: #de8eff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de8eff; }

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 #de8eff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de8eff 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 #de8eff 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 #de8eff 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 #de8eff is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.