Royal Violet
#8E55F1 · Royal Violet
#8E55F1 is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 142, 85, 241 and a relative luminance of 0.186, 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
4.45:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
4.72:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #8E55F1?
#8E55F1 is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 142, 85, 241, and in HSL it is 262°, 85%, 64%.
Is #8E55F1 a light or dark color?
#8E55F1 has a relative luminance of 0.186, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #8E55F1?
Its complementary color is #B8F155. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.