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#9155BB

#9155bb ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9155bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 33.33% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.46% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 275.29°, with 42.86% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.161

Complementary

  1. #9155bb
  2. #7fbb55

Split complementary

  1. #9155bb
  2. #b2bb55
  3. #55bb5e

Analogous

  1. #5e55bb
  2. #9155bb
  3. #bb55b2

Triadic

  1. #9155bb
  2. #bb9155
  3. #55bb91

Tetradic

  1. #9155bb
  2. #bb557f
  3. #7fbb55
  4. #55bb91

Square

  1. #9155bb
  2. #bb5e55
  3. #7fbb55
  4. #55b2bb

Monochromatic

  1. #402255
  2. #69388c
  3. #9155bb
  4. #b48cd1
  5. #d8c2e7

Shades

#9155bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9155bb
  2. #834da8
  3. #744496
  4. #663c83
  5. #573370
  6. #492b5e
  7. #3a224b
  8. #2c1a38
  9. #1d1125
  10. #0f0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#9155bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9155bb
  2. #9c66c2
  3. #a777c9
  4. #b288cf
  5. #bd99d6
  6. #c8aadd
  7. #d3bbe4
  8. #decceb
  9. #e9ddf1
  10. #f4eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9155bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9155bb
  2. #8f59b5
  3. #8e5eaf
  4. #8c62a9
  5. #8a66a3
  6. #896b9e
  7. #876f98
  8. #857392
  9. #83778c
  10. #827c86
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #366dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a71b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b6780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6764bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e67b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e609b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9155bb {
  color: #9155bb;
}
Background
.bg-9155bb {
  background-color: #9155bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9155bb {
  border: 2px solid #9155bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9155bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 43% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9155bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9155bb, #bb55b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9155bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.81 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.59 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.31 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.28 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.49 #6eaa44 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9155bb  rgb(145, 85, 187)  hsl(275, 43%, 53%)  Purpureus
#7fbb55  rgb(127, 187, 85)  hsl(95, 43%, 53%)  Mantis
#bb9155  rgb(187, 145, 85)  hsl(35, 43%, 53%)  Camel
#55bb91  rgb(85, 187, 145)  hsl(155, 43%, 53%)  Mint