Royal Violet
#A16BDB · Royal Violet
#A16BDB is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 161, 107, 219 and a relative luminance of 0.232, 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
3.72:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.64:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #A16BDB?
#A16BDB is Royal Violet, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 161, 107, 219, and in HSL it is 269°, 61%, 64%.
Is #A16BDB a light or dark color?
#A16BDB has a relative luminance of 0.232, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #A16BDB?
Its complementary color is #A5DB6B. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.