Violet

#fc8cd6

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 #fc8cd6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc8cd6

RGB252, 140, 214

HSL320, 95%, 77%

HSV320, 44%, 99%

CMYK0%, 44%, 15%, 1%

Lab72.43, 51.66, -19.25

XYZ61.66, 44.31, 68.92

Decimal16551126

Web safe#ff99cc

Pantone237 C

Shades of violet

#fb69c9 #fa46bd #f922b0 #f106a1 #ce058a #ab0472 #87045b #640343 #41022c #1e0114

Tints of violet

#fc96d9 #fda0dd #fda9e0 #fdb3e4 #fdbde7 #fec7eb #fed0ee #fedaf2 #fee4f5 #ffeef9

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#8cfcb2 Analogous#ea8cfc Analogous#fc8c9e Triadic#d6fc8c Triadic#8cd6fc Split complementary#9efc8c Split complementary#8cfcea

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 0, 44, 15, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc8cd6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 44 15 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 18 7

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 #fc8cd6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc8cd6; }
.text { color: #fc8cd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc8cd6; }

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 #fc8cd6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc8cd6 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 #fc8cd6 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 #fc8cd6 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 #fc8cd6 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.