Violet

#df8be2

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

Violet is a light pink, open and easy to pair. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #df8be2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df8be2

RGB223, 139, 226

HSL298, 60%, 72%

HSV298, 38%, 89%

CMYK1%, 38%, 0%, 11%

Lab69.22, 45.25, -31.1

XYZ53.39, 39.64, 76.79

Decimal14650338

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#d870db #d055d5 #c93bce #b42eb9 #9a289e #802183 #661a69 #4c134e #320d33 #180618

Tints of violet

#e295e5 #e59fe7 #e7aaea #eab4ec #edbeef #f0c8f1 #f3d2f4 #f5dcf6 #f8e7f9 #fbf1fb

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#8ee28b Analogous#b38be2 Analogous#e28bba Triadic#e2df8b Triadic#8be2df Split complementary#bae28b Split complementary#8be2b3

Violet in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 1, 38, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df8be2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 38 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 39 4 17

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Violet in css

Copy #df8be2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df8be2; }
.text { color: #df8be2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df8be2; }

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 #df8be2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df8be2 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 #df8be2 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 #df8be2 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 #df8be2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.