Blue violet

#612dec

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

This is Blue violet, a vivid purple at 256 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 #612dec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#612dec

RGB97, 45, 236

HSL256, 83%, 55%

HSV256, 81%, 93%

CMYK59%, 81%, 0%, 7%

Lab38.68, 66.62, -86.4

XYZ21.01, 10.47, 80.27

Decimal6368748

Web safe#6633ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue violet

#5016ea #4813d4 #4011bd #380fa6 #300d8f #290b78 #210961 #19074a #110533 #09031c

Tints of blue violet

#7040ee #7e54f0 #8d67f1 #9b7af3 #aa8ef5 #b8a1f7 #c7b5f8 #d6c8fa #e4dbfc #f3effe

Colors that go with blue violet

Complementary#b8ec2d Analogous#2d58ec Analogous#c12dec Triadic#ec612d Triadic#2dec61 Split complementary#ecc12d Split complementary#59ec2d

Blue 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 59, 81, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #612dec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 81 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 79 4 13

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Blue violet in css

Copy #612dec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #612dec; }
.text { color: #612dec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612dec; }

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 #612dec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #612dec against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #612dec 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #612dec 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 #612dec 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.