Blue violet

#8a47ea

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 balanced cast. 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 #8a47ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a47ea

RGB138, 71, 234

HSL265, 80%, 60%

HSV265, 70%, 92%

CMYK41%, 70%, 0%, 8%

Lab46.78, 60.45, -71.82

XYZ27.59, 15.85, 79.45

Decimal9062378

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2665 C

Shades of blue violet

#7a2ee7 #6b1ae0 #6017c8 #5414af #481197 #3c0e7e #300c65 #25094d #190634 #0d031b

Tints of blue violet

#9558ec #9f69ee #aa79f0 #b58af2 #bf9bf4 #caacf6 #d5bdf7 #dfcdf9 #eadefb #f5effd

Colors that go with blue violet

Complementary#a7ea47 Analogous#4755ea Analogous#dc47ea Triadic#ea8a47 Triadic#47ea8a Split complementary#eadb47 Split complementary#56ea47

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 41, 70, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a47ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 70 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 68 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Blue violet in css

Copy #8a47ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a47ea; }
.text { color: #8a47ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a47ea; }

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 #8a47ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a47ea 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 #8a47ea 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 #8a47ea 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 #8a47ea 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.