Violet

#df97ff

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 #df97ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df97ff

RGB223, 151, 255

HSL282, 100%, 80%

HSV282, 41%, 100%

CMYK13%, 41%, 0%, 0%

Lab72.92, 44.57, -41.2

XYZ59.55, 45.04, 100.16

Decimal14653439

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#d371ff #c84cff #bc26ff #b101ff #9700da #7d00b5 #63008f #49006a #2f0044 #15001f

Tints of violet

#e2a0ff #e4a8ff #e7b1ff #eab9ff #ecc2ff #efcbff #f2d3ff #f4dcff #f7e5ff #faedff

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#b7ff97 Analogous#ab97ff Analogous#ff97eb Triadic#ffdf97 Triadic#97ffdf Split complementary#ebff97 Split complementary#97ffab

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, 41, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df97ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 41 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 42 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 #df97ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df97ff; }
.text { color: #df97ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df97ff; }

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 #df97ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df97ff 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 #df97ff 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 #df97ff 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 #df97ff 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.