Violet

Imagination and intensity, like the last edge of a rainbow.

About violet

Violet tends to suggest imagination and intensity, like the last edge of a rainbow. It feels vivid and electric.

What color is violet?
Violet is a vivid, cool purple close to blue. Its hex code is #7F00FF.
Is violet warm or cool?
Cool: it sits on the cool side of the color wheel, with the greens, blues and violets. It is a dark color, value 4 of 10, and its opposite is olive. More in warm and cool colors.
Where the name comes from
From the violet, the small spring flower.
Value and codes
Value 4 of 10, in the blue-violet family. RGB 127, 0, 255. OKLCH 52.9% 0.293 293.6.

Where to use violet

In a room

One cushion, a print or neon light. In a whole room it is very strong.

In an outfit

A dress, shoes or eye shadow. Strong with black or silver.

In art

A pure, cool accent for shadows and flowers.

In design

Readable as text on white, with a contrast of 6.3 to 1, which passes the 4.5 to 1 guideline for small text.

What violet pairs with

The opposite of violet: Olive #6F5800

Opposite violet on the color wheel sits olive. Side by side, each makes the other look stronger; mixed, they turn each other gray.

  • Side by side

  • Violet around olive

  • Olive around violet

Often confused with violet

How to mix violet in paint

  • 1 part
    medium violet
  • 1 part
    ultramarine blue

Golden Heavy Body Acrylics. This is a calculated mix and as near as these paints get, about #6440CE. It needs a more specialist color. Practice in our Paint Mixer game.

Violet tints, tones and shades

Tints

Tones

Shades

Tap a color to copy its code. A tint adds white, a tone adds gray of the same lightness, and a shade adds black. More in tints, tones and shades.

Colors similar to violet

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