Royal Violet
#A168DE · Royal Violet
#A168DE is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 161, 104, 222 and a relative luminance of 0.228, 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
3.78:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.55:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #A168DE?
#A168DE is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 161, 104, 222, and in HSL it is 269°, 64%, 64%.
Is #A168DE a light or dark color?
#A168DE has a relative luminance of 0.228, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #A168DE?
Its complementary color is #A5DE68. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.