Violet

#bd8bef

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

Violet falls in the purple range, light and strong. 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 #bd8bef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd8bef

RGB189, 139, 239

HSL270, 76%, 74%

HSV270, 42%, 94%

CMYK21%, 42%, 0%, 6%

Lab66.15, 37.9, -43.31

XYZ45.8, 35.52, 86.1

Decimal12422127

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of violet

#ac6ceb #9a4ee7 #892fe2 #781dd2 #6619b4 #551595 #431076 #320c58 #210839 #0f041b

Tints of violet

#c395f0 #c89ff2 #cea9f3 #d4b3f5 #dabdf6 #dfc7f7 #e5d1f9 #ebdbfa #f0e5fb #f6effd

Colors that go with violet

Complementary#bdef8b Analogous#8b8bef Analogous#ef8bef Triadic#efbd8b Triadic#8befbd Split complementary#efef8b Split complementary#8bef8b

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 21, 42, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd8bef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 42 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 43 4 12

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 #bd8bef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd8bef; }
.text { color: #bd8bef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8bef; }

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 #bd8bef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd8bef 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 #bd8bef 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 #bd8bef 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 #bd8bef come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.