Blue violet

#8536ea

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 266 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 #8536ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8536ea

RGB133, 54, 234

HSL266, 81%, 56%

HSV266, 77%, 92%

CMYK43%, 77%, 0%, 8%

Lab43.6, 67.01, -77.03

XYZ25.84, 13.57, 79.1

Decimal8730346

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2665 C

Shades of blue violet

#771fe8 #6b16d6 #5f14bf #5312a8 #480f90 #3c0d79 #310a62 #25084a #190533 #0e031c

Tints of blue violet

#9048ec #9b5bee #a76df0 #b280f2 #bd92f4 #c8a5f6 #d4b7f8 #dfcaf9 #eadcfb #f5effd

Colors that go with blue violet

Complementary#9bea36 Analogous#3641ea Analogous#df36ea Triadic#ea8536 Triadic#36ea85 Split complementary#eadf36 Split complementary#41ea36

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 43, 77, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8536ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

43 77 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 75 4 14

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue violet in css

Copy #8536ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8536ea; }
.text { color: #8536ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8536ea; }

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 #8536ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8536ea against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8536ea 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8536ea 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 #8536ea is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.