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#855DFD

#855dfd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#855dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 36.47% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.43% cyan, 63.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 97.56% saturation and 67.84% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1991

Complementary

  1. #855dfd
  2. #d5fd5d

Split complementary

  1. #855dfd
  2. #fdd55d
  3. #85fd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d85fd
  2. #855dfd
  3. #d55dfd

Triadic

  1. #855dfd
  2. #fd855d
  3. #5dfd85

Tetradic

  1. #855dfd
  2. #fd5dd5
  3. #d5fd5d
  4. #5dfd85

Square

  1. #855dfd
  2. #fd5d85
  3. #d5fd5d
  4. #5dfdd5

Monochromatic

  1. #3102bf
  2. #4c11fc
  3. #855dfd
  4. #bea9fe
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#855dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855dfd
  2. #7854e4
  3. #6a4aca
  4. #5d41b1
  5. #503898
  6. #432f7f
  7. #352565
  8. #281c4c
  9. #1b1333
  10. #0d0919
  11. #000000

Tints

#855dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855dfd
  2. #916dfd
  3. #9d7dfd
  4. #aa8efe
  5. #b69efe
  6. #c2aefe
  7. #cebefe
  8. #dacefe
  9. #e7dfff
  10. #f3efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855dfd
  2. #8561f1
  3. #8464e4
  4. #8468d8
  5. #836bcb
  6. #836fbf
  7. #8272b2
  8. #8276a6
  9. #817999
  10. #817d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f70be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d83a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4773ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a6efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f76ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855dfd {
  color: #855dfd;
}
Background
.bg-855dfd {
  background-color: #855dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-855dfd {
  border: 2px solid #855dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 93 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 98% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855dfd, #d55dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 93 253 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.70 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.43 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.09 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.59 #7aa202 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855dfd  rgb(133, 93, 253)  hsl(255, 98%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d5fd5d  rgb(213, 253, 93)  hsl(75, 98%, 68%)  Electric Lime
#fd855d  rgb(253, 133, 93)  hsl(15, 98%, 68%)  Coral
#5dfd85  rgb(93, 253, 133)  hsl(135, 98%, 68%)  Spring Green