What color is Blue Violet?
Blue violet is a deep, rich purple with a strong blue lean, hex #8A2BE2, similar in tone to the amethyst gemstone. The color is dark enough to appear almost jewel-like but carries enough blue to stay clearly cooler than red-based purples.
What is the meaning of the color Blue Violet?
Synthetic dyes produced in the 1850s made blue-violet shades widely available for the first time, before which such tones were costly to achieve in fabric and pigment. The name blue violet entered common use as manufacturers needed to distinguish blue-leaning purples from red-leaning ones in dye catalogs and textile trade. Pantone formalized shades in this range in the 20th century, and blue violet tones appear in Pantone’s published color systems used across printing and fashion industries. Crayola included Blue Violet as a named crayon color in its standard 64-count box, first released in 1958, giving the name broad recognition among general audiences.
What colors go with Blue Violet?
Colors that pair well with Blue violet include:
Silver: cool, polished contrast
Gold: warm, rich complement
White: clean, bright lift
Forest green: deep, natural balance
Soft pink: light, gentle contrast
Similar Colors
Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #8A2BE2 |
color: #8A2BE2;
|
| RGB | 138, 43, 226 |
color: rgb(138, 43, 226);
|
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 17%, 89% |
color: rgb(54%, 17%, 89%);
|
| CMYK | 39%, 81%, 0%, 11% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 271°, 76%, 53% |
color: hsl(271, 76%, 53%);
|
| HSV | 271°, 81%, 89% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 42, 19, -61 |
color: lab(42% 19 -61);
|
| Decimal | 9055202 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.blue-violet {
color: #8A2BE2;
}
$blue-violet: #8A2BE2;
rgb(138, 43, 226)