Blue violet

#9c30e8

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 275 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 #9c30e8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c30e8

RGB156, 48, 232

HSL275, 80%, 55%

HSV275, 79%, 91%

CMYK33%, 79%, 0%, 9%

Lab45.65, 72.18, -72.44

XYZ29.33, 15.01, 77.69

Decimal10236136

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2665 C

Shades of blue violet

#911ae6 #8317cf #7515b9 #6712a2 #58108c #4a0d75 #3c0b5f #2e0848 #200632 #11031c

Tints of blue violet

#a543ea #ae56ec #b769ee #c17cf0 #ca8ff3 #d3a3f5 #dcb6f7 #e5c9f9 #eedcfb #f7effd

Colors that go with blue violet

Complementary#7ce830 Analogous#4030e8 Analogous#e830d8 Triadic#e89c30 Triadic#30e89c Split complementary#d8e830 Split complementary#30e840

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 33, 79, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c30e8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 79 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 77 4 15

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 #9c30e8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c30e8; }
.text { color: #9c30e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c30e8; }

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 #9c30e8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c30e8 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 #9c30e8 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 #9c30e8 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 #9c30e8 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.