Blue violet

#6a2ebe

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 265 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 #6a2ebe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6a2ebe
RGB106, 46, 190
HSL265, 61%, 46%
HSV265, 76%, 75%
CMYK44%, 76%, 0%, 25%
Lab35.47, 55.45, -65.09
XYZ16.22, 8.74, 49.55
Decimal6958782
Web safe#6633cc
Pantone266 C
Pantone266 CHex#6a2ebeRgb106 46 190Cmyk44 76 0 25Lab35 55 -65Darker#2a124bDeep#4a2085Lighter#9062d1

Shades of blue violet

Tints of blue violet

Colors that go with blue violet

Blue violet in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 44, 76, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6a2ebe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
44 76 0 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
44 74 4 31
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Blue violet in css

Copy #6a2ebe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6a2ebe; }
.text { color: #6a2ebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a2ebe; }

How blue violet looks on light and dark

Blue violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6a2ebe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.64:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.75:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6a2ebe 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 #6a2ebe sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #6a2ebe and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from blue violet, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #6a2ebe is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.