Violet

#cb90f9

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

Violet falls in the purple range, light and vivid. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #cb90f9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb90f9

RGB203, 144, 249

HSL274, 90%, 77%

HSV274, 42%, 98%

CMYK18%, 42%, 0%, 2%

Lab69.1, 41.35, -44.06

XYZ51.7, 39.48, 94.52

Decimal13340921

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#bb6ef7 #ab4bf5 #9b29f3 #8a0deb #760bc9 #6209a7 #4d0784 #390562 #25033f #11021d

Tints of violet

#cf99fa #d4a3fa #d8acfb #ddb6fb #e1bffc #e5c8fc #ead2fd #eedbfd #f3e5fe #f7eefe

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#bef990 Analogous#9790f9 Analogous#f990f2 Triadic#f9cb90 Triadic#90f9cb Split complementary#f3f990 Split complementary#90f996

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 18, 42, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb90f9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 42 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 43 4 8

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.

Violet in css

Copy #cb90f9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb90f9; }
.text { color: #cb90f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb90f9; }

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 #cb90f9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb90f9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cb90f9 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cb90f9 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 #cb90f9 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.