Royal Violet
#976DD9 · Royal Violet
#976DD9 is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 151, 109, 217 and a relative luminance of 0.225, 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
3.81:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.51:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #976DD9?
#976DD9 is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 151, 109, 217, and in HSL it is 263°, 59%, 64%.
Is #976DD9 a light or dark color?
#976DD9 has a relative luminance of 0.225, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #976DD9?
Its complementary color is #B0D96D. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.