Violet

#ec99f4

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

This is Violet, a vivid pink at 295 degrees. 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 #ec99f4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec99f4

RGB236, 153, 244

HSL295, 81%, 78%

HSV295, 37%, 96%

CMYK3%, 37%, 0%, 4%

Lab74.28, 45.21, -33.01

XYZ62.31, 47.15, 91.4

Decimal15505908

Web safe#ff99ff

Pantone251 C

Shades of violet

#e678f0 #e057ed #da36e9 #d018e2 #b215c1 #9311a0 #750e7f #560a5e #38073d #19031c

Tints of violet

#eea2f5 #efaaf6 #f1b3f7 #f2bbf8 #f4c4f9 #f6cdfa #f7d5fa #f9defb #fae6fc #fceffd

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#a1f499 Analogous#be99f4 Analogous#f499cf Triadic#f4ec99 Triadic#99f4ec Split complementary#cff499 Split complementary#99f4bf

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 3, 37, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec99f4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 37 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 38 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 #ec99f4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec99f4; }
.text { color: #ec99f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec99f4; }

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 #ec99f4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec99f4 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 #ec99f4 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 #ec99f4 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 #ec99f4 is computed, not guessed. 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.