Royal Violet
#8B6CDA · Royal Violet
#8B6CDA is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 139, 108, 218 and a relative luminance of 0.213, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
violet
Luminance
0.21
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
4.00:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.26:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #8B6CDA?
#8B6CDA is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 139, 108, 218, and in HSL it is 257°, 60%, 64%.
Is #8B6CDA a light or dark color?
#8B6CDA has a relative luminance of 0.213, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #8B6CDA?
Its complementary color is #BBDA6C. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.