Blue Violet Color
Blue Violet is a blue color with hex code #7366BD. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with blue violet, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Blue Violet Color Values
What Does Blue Violet Mean?
Blue Violet belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Blue Violet sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Blue Violet is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: strong purplish blue, #545AA7). It is also known as Ultra Violet.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Blue Violet
Blue Violet and #B0BD65 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #6584BD and #9F65BD, which sit beside blue violet on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair blue violet with triadic partners #BD7365 and #65BD73. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Blue Marguerite —
#7666C6(Delta E 5) - Moody Blue —
#7F76D3(Delta E 7) - True V —
#8A73D6(Delta E 9) - Scampi —
#675FA6(Delta E 10) - Deluge —
#7563A8(Delta E 10)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #7366BD; }
.background { background-color: #7366BD; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7366BD; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #7366BD40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for blue violet?
Blue Violet has the hex code #7366BD. In RGB notation it is rgb(115, 102, 189), in HSL it is hsl(249, 40%, 57%), and its OKLCH value is 0.562, 0.131, 288.3.
What does the color blue violet mean?
Blue-family colors like blue violet carry distinct psychological associations. Blue Violet belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Blue Violet sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with blue violet?
Blue Violet has three easy routes: its complement #B0BD65 for punch, its neighbors #6584BD and #9F65BD for something calmer, or triadic partners #BD7365 and #65BD73 when you want energy.
Is blue violet a standard web color?
No — Blue Violet is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #7366BD or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make blue violet lighter or darker?
To lighten blue violet, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E8E6F4 (lightest tint) to #120F24 (darkest shade).
About Blue Violet
Blue Violet is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Ultra Violet. The color is recognized by Crayola, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #7366BD to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.