Royal Violet
#A162E4 · Royal Violet
#A162E4 is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 161, 98, 228 and a relative luminance of 0.219, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
violet
Luminance
0.22
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.90:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.38:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #A162E4?
#A162E4 is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 161, 98, 228, and in HSL it is 269°, 71%, 64%.
Is #A162E4 a light or dark color?
#A162E4 has a relative luminance of 0.219, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #A162E4?
Its complementary color is #A5E462. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.