Blue violet

#993eec

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 vivid. 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 #993eec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#993eec
RGB153, 62, 236
HSL271, 82%, 58%
HSV271, 74%, 93%
CMYK35%, 74%, 0%, 7%
Lab47.33, 67.45, -71.97
XYZ30.0, 16.27, 80.92
Decimal10043116
Web safe#9933ff
Pantone2665 C
Pantone2665 CHex#993eecRgb153 62 236Cmyk35 74 0 7Lab47 67 -72Darker#510e8dDeep#7614ceLighter#bb85ed

Shades of blue violet

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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 35, 74, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #993eec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
35 74 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
36 72 4 13
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 #993eec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #993eec; }
.text { color: #993eec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #993eec; }

How blue violet looks on light and dark

Blue violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #993eec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.94:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.25:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #993eec 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 #993eec 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 #993eec 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

Every value on this page for #993eec 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.