Royal Violet
#895CEB · Royal Violet
#895CEB is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 137, 92, 235 and a relative luminance of 0.190, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
violet
Luminance
0.19
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
4.38:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
4.79:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #895CEB?
#895CEB is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 137, 92, 235, and in HSL it is 259°, 78%, 64%.
Is #895CEB a light or dark color?
#895CEB has a relative luminance of 0.190, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #895CEB?
Its complementary color is #BDEB5C. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.