Royal Violet
#8A59EE · Royal Violet
#8A59EE is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 138, 89, 238 and a relative luminance of 0.187, 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
4.43:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
4.74:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #8A59EE?
#8A59EE is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 138, 89, 238, and in HSL it is 260°, 81%, 64%.
Is #8A59EE a light or dark color?
#8A59EE has a relative luminance of 0.187, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #8A59EE?
Its complementary color is #BCEE59. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.