Violet

#e697fa

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

Violet falls in the purple range, light and vivid. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #e697fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e697fa

RGB230, 151, 250

HSL288, 91%, 79%

HSV288, 40%, 98%

CMYK8%, 40%, 0%, 2%

Lab73.45, 45.61, -37.6

XYZ60.96, 45.86, 96.08

Decimal15112186

Web safe#ff99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#de74f8 #d550f7 #cd2df5 #c30cf1 #a60ace #8a08ab #6d0787 #510564 #340341 #18011d

Tints of violet

#e8a0fa #eaa8fb #ecb1fb #eebafc #f0c2fc #f3cbfd #f5d4fd #f7ddfd #f9e5fe #fbeefe

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#abfa97 Analogous#b597fa Analogous#fa97dc Triadic#fae697 Triadic#97fae6 Split complementary#dcfa97 Split complementary#97fab5

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 8, 40, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e697fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 40 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 41 4 8

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 #e697fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e697fa; }
.text { color: #e697fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e697fa; }

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 #e697fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e697fa 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 #e697fa 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 #e697fa 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 #e697fa 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.