Violet

#bb8aec

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

This is Violet, a strong purple at 270 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #bb8aec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb8aec

RGB187, 138, 236

HSL270, 72%, 73%

HSV270, 42%, 93%

CMYK21%, 42%, 0%, 7%

Lab65.59, 37.21, -42.55

XYZ44.72, 34.8, 83.72

Decimal12290796

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of violet

#aa6ce7 #994fe2 #8731de #7621cc #651cae #541790 #431373 #320e55 #200938 #0f041a

Tints of violet

#c194ee #c79eef #cda8f1 #d3b3f3 #d9bdf4 #dec7f6 #e4d1f8 #eadbf9 #f0e5fb #f6f0fd

Colors that go with violet

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Violet in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 21, 42, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb8aec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 42 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 43 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Violet in css

Copy #bb8aec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb8aec; }
.text { color: #bb8aec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8aec; }

How violet looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb8aec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb8aec against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bb8aec sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around violet? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bb8aec 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 violet, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bb8aec are worked out. 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.