Blue violet

#803fc7

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

Blue violet is a mid purple with a confident cast. 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 #803fc7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#803fc7
RGB128, 63, 199
HSL269, 55%, 51%
HSV269, 68%, 78%
CMYK36%, 68%, 0%, 22%
Lab41.64, 53.77, -60.19
XYZ20.99, 12.27, 55.29
Decimal8404935
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2665 C
Pantone2665 CHex#803fc7Rgb128 63 199Cmyk36 68 0 22Lab42 54 -60Darker#3a1b5cDeep#5d2b94Lighter#a57bd2

Shades of blue violet

Tints of blue violet

Colors that go with blue violet

Blue violet in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 36, 68, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #803fc7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
36 68 0 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
37 67 4 28
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 #803fc7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #803fc7; }
.text { color: #803fc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #803fc7; }

How blue violet looks on light and dark

Blue violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #803fc7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.08:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.45:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #803fc7 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 #803fc7 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 #803fc7 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

The figures for #803fc7 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.