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#855AAA

#855aaa ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#855aaa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 272.25°, with 32% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.152

Complementary

  1. #855aaa
  2. #7faa5a

Split complementary

  1. #855aaa
  2. #a7aa5a
  3. #5aaa5d

Analogous

  1. #5d5aaa
  2. #855aaa
  3. #aa5aa7

Triadic

  1. #855aaa
  2. #aa855a
  3. #5aaa85

Tetradic

  1. #855aaa
  2. #aa5a7f
  3. #7faa5a
  4. #5aaa85

Square

  1. #855aaa
  2. #aa5d5a
  3. #7faa5a
  4. #5aa7aa

Monochromatic

  1. #372447
  2. #5e3e79
  3. #855aaa
  4. #aa8cc4
  5. #d0bfde

Shades

#855aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855aaa
  2. #785199
  3. #6a4888
  4. #5d3f77
  5. #503666
  6. #432d55
  7. #352444
  8. #281b33
  9. #1b1222
  10. #0d0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#855aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855aaa
  2. #916bb3
  3. #9d7bbb
  4. #aa8cc4
  5. #b69ccc
  6. #c2add5
  7. #cebddd
  8. #dacee6
  9. #e7deee
  10. #f3eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855aaa
  2. #855ea6
  3. #8462a2
  4. #84659d
  5. #836999
  6. #836d95
  7. #827191
  8. #82758d
  9. #817888
  10. #817c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #776689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #466bad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80677a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6565ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a66a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #826290 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855aaa {
  color: #855aaa;
}
Background
.bg-855aaa {
  background-color: #855aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855aaa {
  border: 2px solid #855aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855aaa, #aa5aa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 3.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.34 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.44 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.44 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.06 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.33 #7aa555 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#855aaa  rgb(133, 90, 170)  hsl(272, 32%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#7faa5a  rgb(127, 170, 90)  hsl(92, 32%, 51%)  Asparagus
#aa855a  rgb(170, 133, 90)  hsl(32, 32%, 51%)  Cafe au Lait
#5aaa85  rgb(90, 170, 133)  hsl(152, 32%, 51%)  Mint