Violet

#e08cfd

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 relaxed 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 #e08cfd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e08cfd
RGB224, 140, 253
HSL285, 97%, 77%
HSV285, 45%, 99%
CMYK11%, 45%, 0%, 1%
Lab70.66, 50.19, -43.64
XYZ57.85, 41.7, 97.93
Decimal14716157
Web safe#cc99ff
Pantone2572 C
Pantone2572 CHex#e08cfdRgb224 140 253Cmyk11 45 0 1Lab71 50 -44Darker#b804f6Deep#cd46fcLighter#f2d4fc

Shades of violet

Tints of violet

Colors that go with violet

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 11, 45, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e08cfd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
11 45 0 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
14 45 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 #e08cfd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e08cfd; }
.text { color: #e08cfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e08cfd; }

How violet looks on light and dark

Violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e08cfd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.25:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.34:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e08cfd 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 #e08cfd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #e08cfd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #e08cfd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.