Violet

#dc87f4

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #dc87f4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc87f4

RGB220, 135, 244

HSL287, 83%, 74%

HSV287, 45%, 96%

CMYK10%, 45%, 0%, 4%

Lab68.81, 49.87, -41.66

XYZ54.51, 39.08, 90.26

Decimal14452724

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#d367f1 #c947ee #c027eb #b014dc #9611bc #7d0e9c #630b7c #49085c #30053c #16031c

Tints of violet

#df91f5 #e29cf6 #e5a6f7 #e8b0f8 #ebbbf9 #eec5fa #f1d0fb #f4dafc #f7e4fd #faeffe

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#9ff487 Analogous#a587f4 Analogous#f487d6 Triadic#f4dc87 Triadic#87f4dc Split complementary#d6f487 Split complementary#87f4a6

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 10, 45, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc87f4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 45 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 45 4 10

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 #dc87f4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc87f4; }
.text { color: #dc87f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc87f4; }

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 #dc87f4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc87f4 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 #dc87f4 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 #dc87f4 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 #dc87f4 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.