Violet

#e97ff5

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

Violet sits in the pink band, light and vivid. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #e97ff5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e97ff5

RGB233, 127, 245

HSL294, 86%, 73%

HSV294, 48%, 96%

CMYK5%, 48%, 0%, 4%

Lab68.82, 57.7, -42.07

XYZ57.68, 39.09, 90.89

Decimal15302645

Web safe#ff66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#e45ff3 #de40f0 #d920ee #c611da #a90fbb #8d0c9b #700a7b #53075c #36053c #1a021c

Tints of violet

#eb8af6 #ed95f7 #efa0f8 #f1acf8 #f3b7f9 #f4c2fa #f6cdfb #f8d8fc #fae3fd #fceefe

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#8bf57f Analogous#ae7ff5 Analogous#f57fc6 Triadic#f5e97f Triadic#7ff5e9 Split complementary#c6f57f Split complementary#7ff5ae

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 5, 48, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e97ff5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 48 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 48 4 10

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 #e97ff5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e97ff5; }
.text { color: #e97ff5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e97ff5; }

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 #e97ff5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e97ff5 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 #e97ff5 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 #e97ff5 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

The figures for #e97ff5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.