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#855FB2

#855fb2 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#855fb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 37.25% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.28% cyan, 46.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 267.47°, with 35.02% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1639

Complementary

  1. #855fb2
  2. #8cb25f

Split complementary

  1. #855fb2
  2. #b2ae5f
  3. #63b25f

Analogous

  1. #5f63b2
  2. #855fb2
  3. #ae5fb2

Triadic

  1. #855fb2
  2. #b2855f
  3. #5fb285

Tetradic

  1. #855fb2
  2. #b25f8c
  3. #8cb25f
  4. #5fb285

Square

  1. #855fb2
  2. #b25f63
  3. #8cb25f
  4. #5fb2ae

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2751
  2. #5f4085
  3. #855fb2
  4. #ac93cb
  5. #d4c6e4

Shades

#855fb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855fb2
  2. #7856a0
  3. #6a4c8e
  4. #5d437d
  5. #50396b
  6. #433059
  7. #352647
  8. #281d35
  9. #1b1324
  10. #0d0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#855fb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855fb2
  2. #916fba
  3. #9d7fc1
  4. #aa8fc9
  5. #b69fd1
  6. #c2afd9
  7. #cebfe0
  8. #dacfe8
  9. #e7dff0
  10. #f3eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855fb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855fb2
  2. #8562ad
  3. #8466a8
  4. #8469a3
  5. #836c9e
  6. #837099
  7. #827394
  8. #82768f
  9. #81798a
  10. #817d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4870b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5171b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d6d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6669b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6ab1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #806897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855fb2 {
  color: #855fb2;
}
Background
.bg-855fb2 {
  background-color: #855fb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855fb2 {
  border: 2px solid #855fb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855fb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 95 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 35% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855fb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855fb2, #ae5fb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855fb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 95 178 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.95 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.59 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.31 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.68 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.67 #7aa04d Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#855fb2  rgb(133, 95, 178)  hsl(267, 35%, 54%)  Royal Purple
#8cb25f  rgb(140, 178, 95)  hsl(87, 35%, 54%)  Olivine
#b2855f  rgb(178, 133, 95)  hsl(27, 35%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#5fb285  rgb(95, 178, 133)  hsl(147, 35%, 54%)  Mint