Blue violet

#911ce4

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

Blue violet falls in the purple range, mid and strong. 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 #911ce4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#911ce4
RGB145, 28, 228
HSL275, 79%, 50%
HSV275, 88%, 89%
CMYK36%, 88%, 0%, 11%
Lab41.93, 75.3, -76.31
XYZ26.1, 12.45, 74.43
Decimal9510116
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2665 C
Pantone2665 CHex#911ce4Rgb145 28 228Cmyk36 88 0 11Lab42 75 -76Darker#400c65Deep#6914a5Lighter#af63e4

Shades of blue violet

Tints of blue violet

Colors that go with blue violet

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 36, 88, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #911ce4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
36 88 0 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
37 85 4 17
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 #911ce4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #911ce4; }
.text { color: #911ce4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #911ce4; }

How blue violet looks on light and dark

Blue violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #911ce4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.02:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.49:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #911ce4 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 #911ce4 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 #911ce4 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #911ce4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.