Violet

#bd89ed

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 271 degrees. 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 #bd89ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd89ed

RGB189, 137, 237

HSL271, 74%, 73%

HSV271, 42%, 93%

CMYK20%, 42%, 0%, 7%

Lab65.61, 38.55, -43.05

XYZ45.22, 34.82, 84.46

Decimal12421613

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of violet

#ac6be8 #9c4de4 #8b30df #7a1fcd #681bb0 #561692 #451274 #330d56 #210938 #10041b

Tints of violet

#c393ef #c89ef0 #cea8f2 #d4b2f3 #dabcf5 #dfc7f6 #e5d1f8 #ebdbfa #f1e5fb #f6f0fd

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#b9ed89 Analogous#8b89ed Analogous#ed89eb Triadic#edbd89 Triadic#89edbd Split complementary#ebed89 Split complementary#89ed8b

Violet in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 20, 42, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd89ed 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Violet in css

Copy #bd89ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd89ed; }
.text { color: #bd89ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd89ed; }

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 #bd89ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd89ed against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bd89ed 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bd89ed 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

Every value on this page for #bd89ed is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.