Violet

#df8bdf

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

Violet sits in the pink band, light and strong. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #df8bdf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df8bdf

RGB223, 139, 223

HSL300, 57%, 71%

HSV300, 38%, 87%

CMYK0%, 38%, 0%, 13%

Lab69.1, 44.7, -29.63

XYZ52.98, 39.48, 74.64

Decimal14650335

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#d871d8 #d157d1 #ca3dca #b432b4 #9a2a9a #802380 #661c66 #4c154c #320e32 #180718

Tints of violet

#e295e2 #e59fe5 #e7aae7 #eab4ea #edbeed #f0c8f0 #f3d2f3 #f6ddf6 #f8e7f8 #fbf1fb

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#8bdf8b Analogous#b58bdf Analogous#df8bb5 Triadic#dfdf8b Triadic#8bdfdf Split complementary#b5df8b Split complementary#8bdfb5

Violet in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df8bdf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 38 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 39 4 19

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 #df8bdf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df8bdf; }
.text { color: #df8bdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df8bdf; }

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 #df8bdf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df8bdf 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 #df8bdf 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 #df8bdf 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

The figures for #df8bdf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.