Violet is the pale end of the purple family , light, cool and slightly pink, close to what a lavender or a wisteria looks like rather than the deep purple most people picture.
A soft cool background
Violet is bright enough to light a room slightly but far gentler than white, and its cool tint sits comfortably next to daylight from a window. That makes it an easy choice for a second monitor, an ambient screen or a background behind pale objects that would disappear against white.
Cool light on camera
As a light source, violet is the cool counterpart to coral and beige. Placed opposite a warm light, it produces the split warm and cool look that is common in portrait and product photography, without the saturation a full magenta or purple would throw onto skin.
What this violet screen offers
- Light
#EE82EEwith no gradient or texture - Bright enough to light a room without the glare of white
- A cool counterpart to warm fill colours for two tone lighting
- Free hex entry across the lavender and violet range
- Live preview as the colour changes
- One press fullscreen with no browser interface
- Controls fade so nothing appears on camera
- PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG export at common presets or any custom size
- Nothing uploaded, no account required
- Keyboard accessible with visible focus states
Related screens
Purple is the deep version, magenta the saturated secondary, pink the warm pastel, indigo the dark blue purple.
Violet screen questions
Is violet the same as purple?
Not on this site. Violet here is #EE82EE, a light pinkish lavender. Purple is #800080, much darker and more saturated. Both pages accept any hex value you type, so either can be adjusted.
What is a violet screen used for?
Mostly as a soft cool background or a cool fill light. Paired with a warm screen on the other side of a subject, it gives you the two tone lighting look without any equipment.