Violet

#e784ff

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #e784ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e784ff

RGB231, 132, 255

HSL288, 100%, 76%

HSV288, 48%, 100%

CMYK9%, 48%, 0%, 0%

Lab69.97, 56.56, -45.75

XYZ59.26, 40.71, 99.34

Decimal15172863

Web safe#ff99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#e060ff #d93dff #d219ff #c500f4 #a800d1 #8b00ad #6f008a #520066 #350042 #19001f

Tints of violet

#e98fff #eb99ff #eda4ff #efaeff #f1b9ff #f3c3ff #f5ceff #f7d8ff #f9e3ff #fcedff

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#9cff84 Analogous#a984ff Analogous#ff84da Triadic#ffe784 Triadic#84ffe7 Split complementary#daff84 Split complementary#84ffa9

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 9, 48, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e784ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 48 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 48 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 #e784ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e784ff; }
.text { color: #e784ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e784ff; }

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 #e784ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e784ff 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 #e784ff 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 #e784ff 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 #e784ff are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.