Blue violet

#8e1be5

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 274 degrees. 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 #8e1be5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8e1be5

RGB142, 27, 229

HSL274, 80%, 50%

HSV274, 88%, 90%

CMYK38%, 88%, 0%, 10%

Lab41.52, 75.35, -77.56

XYZ25.69, 12.19, 75.13

Decimal9313253

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of blue violet

#8218d2 #7516bd #6913a9 #5c1195 #500f81 #430c6c #370a58 #2a0844 #1d0530 #11031b

Tints of blue violet

#9930e7 #a345ea #ae5bec #b870ef #c385f1 #cd9af4 #d8aff6 #e2c5f8 #eddafb #f7effd

Colors that go with blue violet

Complementary#72e51b Analogous#291be5 Analogous#e51bd7 Triadic#e58e1b Triadic#1be58e Split complementary#d7e51b Split complementary#1be529

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 38, 88, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8e1be5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 88 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 85 4 16

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 #8e1be5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8e1be5; }
.text { color: #8e1be5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e1be5; }

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 #8e1be5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8e1be5 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 #8e1be5 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 #8e1be5 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 #8e1be5 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.