Blue violet

#ab21ff

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

Blue violet falls in the purple range, mid and vivid. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Blue violet color values

Every conversion for #ab21ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab21ff

RGB171, 33, 255

HSL277, 100%, 56%

HSV277, 87%, 100%

CMYK33%, 87%, 0%, 0%

Lab48.22, 82.91, -81.07

XYZ35.39, 16.97, 96.02

Decimal11215359

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2665 C

Shades of blue violet

#a107ff #9300ed #8300d3 #7300b9 #63009f #530086 #43006c #330052 #230038 #13001f

Tints of blue violet

#b335ff #ba4aff #c25eff #ca73ff #d287ff #d99bff #e1b0ff #e9c4ff #f1d9ff #f8edff

Colors that go with blue violet

Complementary#75ff21 Analogous#3c21ff Analogous#ff21e4 Triadic#ffab21 Triadic#21ffab Split complementary#e4ff21 Split complementary#21ff3c

Blue violet in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 33, 87, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab21ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 87 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 84 4 6

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 #ab21ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab21ff; }
.text { color: #ab21ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab21ff; }

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 #ab21ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab21ff 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 #ab21ff 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 #ab21ff 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 #ab21ff is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.