Violet

#e59efe

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #e59efe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e59efe

RGB229, 158, 254

HSL284, 98%, 81%

HSV284, 38%, 100%

CMYK10%, 38%, 0%, 0%

Lab74.99, 42.42, -37.39

XYZ62.43, 48.27, 99.79

Decimal15048446

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone251 C

Shades of violet

#db78fe #d152fd #c72dfd #bd07fc #a302db #8702b5 #6b0190 #4f016a #330144 #16001e

Tints of violet

#e7a6fe #e9aefe #ebb6fe #eebefe #f0c6fe #f2cefe #f4d6ff #f6ddff #f8e5ff #faedff

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#b7fe9e Analogous#b59efe Analogous#fe9ee7 Triadic#fee59e Triadic#9efee5 Split complementary#e7fe9e Split complementary#9efeb5

Violet in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 10, 38, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e59efe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 38 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 39 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 #e59efe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e59efe; }
.text { color: #e59efe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e59efe; }

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 #e59efe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e59efe 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 #e59efe 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 #e59efe 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 #e59efe 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.