Blue Violet Color
| Color Name: | Blue Violet |
| Hex Color Code: | #8A2BE2 |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(138, 43, 226) |
| CMYK Values*: | 38.9%, 81.0%, 0.0%, 11.4% |
| Color Family (Hue): | Violet |
Blue-Violet is also called Deep Indigo, and it belongs to the X11 web color.
What color is Blue Violet?
Blue Violet color belongs to the Violet color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Blue Violet is #8A2BE2, and the RGB color code is RGB(138, 43, 226).
In the RGB color model, Blue Violet has a red value of 138, a green value of 43, and a blue value of 226. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 38.9% cyan, 81.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 11.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 271.1° (degrees), 75.9 % saturation, and 52.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Blue Violet has a hue of 271.1° (degrees), 81.0 % saturation and 88.6 % brightness/value.
Blue Violet is cool or warm?
The color Blue Violet is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Blue Violet?
Blue Violet has an LRV of nearly 13. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Blue Violet color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
RGB(138, 43, 226)
Red
138 (54.1%)
Green
43 (16.9%)
Blue
226 (88.6%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
38.94%
Magenta
80.97%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
11.37%
HSL
HSL(271.15deg, 75.9 %, 52.7 %)
Hue
271.15°
Saturation
75.93 %.
Lightness
52.75 %.
RYB
RYB(56, 17, 150)
Red
56 (21.8%)
Yellow
17 (6.6%)
Blue
150 (58.7%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
271.15°
Saturation
80.97 %.
Brightness / Value
88.63 %.
HWB
H: 271.15°
W: 16.86 %
B: 11.37 %
XYZ
X : 25.07
Y : 12.62
Z : 73.07
YXY
Y1 : 12.62
X : 0.23
Y2 : 0.11
CMY
C : 45.88%
M : 83.14%
Y : 11.37%
LRV
~ 12.6 %
Munsell Color System
1.6P 4.1/21.8
CIE-Lab
L : 42.19
A : 69.86
B : -74.77
CIE-Lch
L : 42.19
C : 102.33
H : 313.05
CIE-Luv
L : 42.19
U : 18.35
V : -113.17
Hunter-Lab
L : 35.53
A : 63.8
B : -97.07
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Blue Violet
Here are the colors similar to Blue Violet . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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Paint similar to Blue Violet
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Color Combinations
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Triadic Color Palette
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Tetradic Color Palette
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
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