Violet

#e985ee

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

Violet is a light pink, relaxed and easy to pair. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #e985ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e985ee

RGB233, 133, 238

HSL297, 76%, 73%

HSV297, 44%, 93%

CMYK2%, 44%, 0%, 7%

Lab69.66, 53.46, -36.92

XYZ57.42, 40.27, 85.64

Decimal15304174

Web safe#ff99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#e467ea #de49e6 #d92be2 #c61dce #a919b0 #8c1492 #701074 #530c57 #360839 #1a041b

Tints of violet

#eb90ef #ed9af1 #efa5f2 #f1b0f4 #f3baf5 #f5c5f7 #f6cff8 #f8dafa #fae5fb #fceffd

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#8aee85 Analogous#b485ee Analogous#ee85bf Triadic#eee985 Triadic#85eee9 Split complementary#beee85 Split complementary#85eeb5

Violet in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 2, 44, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e985ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 44 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 44 4 13

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 #e985ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e985ee; }
.text { color: #e985ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e985ee; }

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 #e985ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e985ee 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 #e985ee 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 #e985ee 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

Every value on this page for #e985ee is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.