Royal Violet
#9E5AED · Royal Violet
#9E5AED is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 158, 90, 237 and a relative luminance of 0.207, 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
4.09:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.14:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #9E5AED?
#9E5AED is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 158, 90, 237, and in HSL it is 268°, 80%, 64%.
Is #9E5AED a light or dark color?
#9E5AED has a relative luminance of 0.207, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #9E5AED?
Its complementary color is #A8ED5A. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.