Blue violet

#862ffd

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 265 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 #862ffd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#862ffd
RGB134, 47, 253
HSL265, 98%, 59%
HSV265, 81%, 99%
CMYK47%, 81%, 0%, 1%
Lab44.51, 74.15, -86.22
XYZ28.58, 14.19, 94.16
Decimal8794109
Web safe#9933ff
Pantone2665 C
Pantone2665 CHex#862ffdRgb134 47 253Cmyk47 81 0 1Lab45 74 -86Darker#43019cDeep#6102e2Lighter#b07df7

Shades of blue violet

Tints of blue violet

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Blue violet in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 47, 81, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #862ffd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
47 81 0 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
47 79 4 7
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 #862ffd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #862ffd; }
.text { color: #862ffd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #862ffd; }

How blue violet looks on light and dark

Blue violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #862ffd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.47:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.84:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #862ffd 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 #862ffd 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 #862ffd 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 #862ffd 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.