Violet

#bf89e9

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

This is Violet, a strong purple at 274 degrees. 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 #bf89e9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf89e9

RGB191, 137, 233

HSL274, 69%, 73%

HSV274, 41%, 91%

CMYK18%, 41%, 0%, 9%

Lab65.63, 38.24, -40.8

XYZ45.14, 34.85, 81.44

Decimal12552681

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of violet

#af6ce4 #a050de #9033d9 #7f25c5 #6d1fa9 #5a1a8c #481570 #350f53 #230a36 #11051a

Tints of violet

#c593eb #ca9eed #d0a8ef #d5b2f1 #dbbcf3 #e1c7f5 #e6d1f6 #ecdbf8 #f1e6fa #f7f0fc

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#b3e989 Analogous#8f89e9 Analogous#e989e3 Triadic#e9bf89 Triadic#89e9bf Split complementary#e3e989 Split complementary#89e98f

Violet in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 18, 41, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf89e9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 41 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 42 4 15

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.

Violet in css

Copy #bf89e9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf89e9; }
.text { color: #bf89e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf89e9; }

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 #bf89e9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf89e9 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 #bf89e9 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 #bf89e9 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 #bf89e9 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.