Royal Violet
#A85BEC · Royal Violet
#A85BEC is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 168, 91, 236 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
3.91:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.37:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #A85BEC?
#A85BEC is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 168, 91, 236, and in HSL it is 272°, 79%, 64%.
Is #A85BEC a light or dark color?
#A85BEC 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 #A85BEC?
Its complementary color is #9EEC5B. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.