Blue violet

#8a2dd8

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

This is Blue violet, a strong purple at 273 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Blue violet color values

Every conversion for #8a2dd8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a2dd8

RGB138, 45, 216

HSL273, 69%, 51%

HSV273, 79%, 85%

CMYK36%, 79%, 0%, 15%

Lab41.59, 66.97, -70.03

XYZ23.81, 12.24, 66.07

Decimal9055704

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of blue violet

#7e25c9 #7222b5 #661ea2 #5a1a8e #4d177b #411368 #351054 #290c41 #1c082d #10051a

Tints of blue violet

#9540dc #a054df #ab67e3 #b57be6 #c08eea #cba2ee #d6b5f1 #e1c9f5 #ecdcf9 #f7f0fc

Colors that go with blue violet

Complementary#7bd82d Analogous#342dd8 Analogous#d82dd1 Triadic#d88a2d Triadic#2dd88a Split complementary#d1d82d Split complementary#2dd834

Blue violet in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 36, 79, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a2dd8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 79 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 77 4 21

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue violet in css

Copy #8a2dd8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a2dd8; }
.text { color: #8a2dd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a2dd8; }

How blue violet looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Blue violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a2dd8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a2dd8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8a2dd8 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn blue violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8a2dd8 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 blue violet, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #8a2dd8 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.