Violet

#fd8ede

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 317 degrees. 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 #fd8ede, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fd8ede

RGB253, 142, 222

HSL317, 97%, 77%

HSV317, 44%, 99%

CMYK0%, 44%, 12%, 1%

Lab73.22, 52.22, -22.45

XYZ63.37, 45.5, 74.55

Decimal16617182

Web safe#ff99cc

Pantone237 C

Shades of violet

#fc6ad4 #fc46c9 #fb23bf #f504b2 #d10498 #ad037e #890264 #66024a #420130 #1e0116

Tints of violet

#fd98e1 #fda1e4 #feabe6 #feb4e9 #febeec #fec7ef #fed1f2 #fedaf4 #ffe4f7 #ffedfa

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#8efdad Analogous#e58efd Analogous#fd8ea6 Triadic#defd8e Triadic#8edefd Split complementary#a6fd8e Split complementary#8efde5

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 0, 44, 12, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fd8ede on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 44 12 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 15 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 #fd8ede straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fd8ede; }
.text { color: #fd8ede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd8ede; }

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 #fd8ede against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fd8ede 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 #fd8ede 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 #fd8ede 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 #fd8ede is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.