Blue violet

#ac2bff

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

This is Blue violet, a vivid purple at 277 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Blue violet color values

Every conversion for #ac2bff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac2bff

RGB172, 43, 255

HSL277, 100%, 58%

HSV277, 83%, 100%

CMYK33%, 83%, 0%, 0%

Lab49.15, 80.69, -79.54

XYZ35.93, 17.72, 96.13

Decimal11283455

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2665 C

Shades of blue violet

#a210ff #9500f5 #8500da #7400bf #6400a4 #54008a #43006f #330054 #230039 #13001f

Tints of blue violet

#b43eff #bb52ff #c365ff #ca79ff #d28cff #da9fff #e1b3ff #e9c6ff #f0daff #f8edff

Colors that go with blue violet

Complementary#7eff2b Analogous#422bff Analogous#ff2be8 Triadic#ffac2b Triadic#2bffac Split complementary#e8ff2b Split complementary#2bff42

Blue violet in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 33, 83, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac2bff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 83 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 80 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 #ac2bff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac2bff; }
.text { color: #ac2bff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac2bff; }

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 #ac2bff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac2bff 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 #ac2bff 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 #ac2bff 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

Here is how the numbers for #ac2bff are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.