Blue violet

#6d42e2

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 256 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Blue violet color values

Every conversion for #6d42e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6d42e2

RGB109, 66, 226

HSL256, 73%, 57%

HSV256, 71%, 89%

CMYK52%, 71%, 0%, 11%

Lab42.21, 55.99, -74.86

XYZ21.98, 12.64, 73.23

Decimal7160546

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2725 C

Shades of blue violet

#5b2bdf #4f20d0 #471cb9 #3e19a3 #35158c #2d1275 #240f5f #1b0b48 #130831 #0a041b

Tints of blue violet

#7a53e5 #8865e7 #9576ea #a387ed #b099ef #bdaaf2 #cbbbf5 #d8cdf7 #e6defa #f3f0fd

Colors that go with blue violet

Complementary#b7e242 Analogous#4267e2 Analogous#bd42e2 Triadic#e26d42 Triadic#42e26d Split complementary#e2bd42 Split complementary#67e242

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 52, 71, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6d42e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 71 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 69 4 17

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 #6d42e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6d42e2; }
.text { color: #6d42e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d42e2; }

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 #6d42e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6d42e2 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 #6d42e2 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 #6d42e2 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 #6d42e2 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.