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#9155BE

#9155be ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9155be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.68% cyan, 55.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 274.29°, with 44.68% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1623

Complementary

  1. #9155be
  2. #82be55

Split complementary

  1. #9155be
  2. #b6be55
  3. #55be5d

Analogous

  1. #5d55be
  2. #9155be
  3. #be55b6

Triadic

  1. #9155be
  2. #be9155
  3. #55be91

Tetradic

  1. #9155be
  2. #be5582
  3. #82be55
  4. #55be91

Square

  1. #9155be
  2. #be5d55
  3. #82be55
  4. #55b6be

Monochromatic

  1. #412258
  2. #6a3790
  3. #9155be
  4. #b58cd3
  5. #d9c4e8

Shades

#9155be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9155be
  2. #834dab
  3. #744498
  4. #663c85
  5. #573372
  6. #492b5f
  7. #3a224c
  8. #2c1a39
  9. #1d1126
  10. #0f0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#9155be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9155be
  2. #9c66c5
  3. #a777cb
  4. #b288d2
  5. #bd99d8
  6. #c8aadf
  7. #d3bbe5
  8. #deccec
  9. #e9ddf2
  10. #f4eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9155be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9155be
  2. #8f59b8
  3. #8e5eb2
  4. #8c62ab
  5. #8a66a5
  6. #896b9f
  7. #876f99
  8. #857393
  9. #83778c
  10. #827c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f6696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #336ec1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4871bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b6881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6665c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d67bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d619d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9155be {
  color: #9155be;
}
Background
.bg-9155be {
  background-color: #9155be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9155be {
  border: 2px solid #9155be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9155be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 45% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9155be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9155be, #be55b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9155be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 190 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.24 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.51 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.20 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.96 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.18 #6eaa41 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9155be  rgb(145, 85, 190)  hsl(274, 45%, 54%)  Purpureus
#82be55  rgb(130, 190, 85)  hsl(94, 45%, 54%)  Mantis
#be9155  rgb(190, 145, 85)  hsl(34, 45%, 54%)  Camel
#55be91  rgb(85, 190, 145)  hsl(154, 45%, 54%)  Mint