Royal Violet
#9E6CDA · Royal Violet
#9E6CDA is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 158, 108, 218 and a relative luminance of 0.231, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
violet
Luminance
0.23
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.74:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.61:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #9E6CDA?
#9E6CDA is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 158, 108, 218, and in HSL it is 267°, 60%, 64%.
Is #9E6CDA a light or dark color?
#9E6CDA has a relative luminance of 0.231, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #9E6CDA?
Its complementary color is #A9DA6C. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.