Violet

#bc8aec

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

Violet is a light purple with a open cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #bc8aec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc8aec

RGB188, 138, 236

HSL271, 72%, 73%

HSV271, 42%, 93%

CMYK20%, 42%, 0%, 7%

Lab65.69, 37.49, -42.39

XYZ44.97, 34.92, 83.73

Decimal12356332

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of violet

#ab6ce7 #9a4fe2 #8931de #7821cc #671cae #551790 #441373 #320e55 #210938 #10041a

Tints of violet

#c294ee #c89eef #cda8f1 #d3b3f3 #d9bdf4 #dfc7f6 #e5d1f8 #ebdbf9 #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 20, 42, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc8aec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 42 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 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 #bc8aec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc8aec; }
.text { color: #bc8aec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8aec; }

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 #bc8aec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc8aec 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 #bc8aec 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 #bc8aec 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

The figures for #bc8aec come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.