Dark violet

#6d18c2

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

This is Dark violet, a strong purple at 270 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark violet color values

Every conversion for #6d18c2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d18c2
RGB109, 24, 194
HSL270, 78%, 43%
HSV270, 88%, 76%
CMYK44%, 88%, 0%, 24%
Lab33.56, 64.57, -70.56
XYZ16.37, 7.8, 51.68
Decimal7149762
Web safe#6600cc
Pantone266 C
Pantone266 CHex#6d18c2Rgb109 24 194Cmyk44 88 0 24Lab34 65 -71Darker#260843Deep#491082Lighter#9143de

Shades of dark violet

Tints of dark violet

Colors that go with dark violet

Dark 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 44, 88, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d18c2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
44 88 0 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
44 85 4 30
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark violet in css

Copy #6d18c2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d18c2; }
.text { color: #6d18c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d18c2; }

How dark violet looks on light and dark

Dark violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6d18c2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.20:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.56:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d18c2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #6d18c2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark violet? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #6d18c2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark violet, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #6d18c2 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. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.