Dark violet

#8300d3

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

Dark violet is a deep purple with a serious cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark violet color values

Every conversion for #8300d3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8300d3
RGB131, 0, 211
HSL277, 100%, 41%
HSV277, 100%, 83%
CMYK38%, 100%, 0%, 17%
Lab36.98, 74.46, -74.74
XYZ21.12, 9.53, 62.35
Decimal8585427
Web safe#9900cc
Pantone266 C
Pantone266 CHex#8300d3Rgb131 0 211Cmyk38 100 0 17Lab37 74 -75Darker#2a0044Deep#57008cLighter#a627f4

Shades of dark violet

Tints of dark violet

Colors that go with dark violet

Dark 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 38, 100, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8300d3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
38 100 0 17
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
39 96 4 23
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 #8300d3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8300d3; }
.text { color: #8300d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8300d3; }

How dark violet looks on light and dark

Dark violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8300d3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.23:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.91:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8300d3 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 #8300d3 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 #8300d3 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 #8300d3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.