ColorTool
Log in
#855A9D

#855a9d ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#855a9d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.29% cyan, 42.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 278.51°, with 27.13% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 5.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#996699
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1473

Complementary

  1. #855a9d
  2. #729d5a

Split complementary

  1. #855a9d
  2. #939d5a
  3. #5a9d63

Analogous

  1. #635a9d
  2. #855a9d
  3. #9d5a93

Triadic

  1. #855a9d
  2. #9d855a
  3. #5a9d85

Tetradic

  1. #855a9d
  2. #9d5a72
  3. #729d5a
  4. #5a9d85

Square

  1. #855a9d
  2. #9d635a
  3. #729d5a
  4. #5a939d

Monochromatic

  1. #33223c
  2. #5c3e6c
  3. #855a9d
  4. #a988bb
  5. #ccb9d7

Shades

#855a9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855a9d
  2. #78518d
  3. #6a487e
  4. #5d3f6e
  5. #50365e
  6. #432d4f
  7. #35243f
  8. #281b2f
  9. #1b121f
  10. #0d0910
  11. #000000

Tints

#855a9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855a9d
  2. #916ba7
  3. #9d7bb1
  4. #aa8cba
  5. #b69cc4
  6. #c2adce
  7. #cebdd8
  8. #dacee2
  9. #e7deeb
  10. #f3eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855a9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855a9d
  2. #855e9a
  3. #846297
  4. #846594
  5. #836991
  6. #836d8f
  7. #82718c
  8. #827589
  9. #817886
  10. #817c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #766582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d699f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #586c9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #836474 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #68639e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d659c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #846086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-855a9d {
  color: #855a9d;
}
Background
.bg-855a9d {
  background-color: #855a9d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855a9d {
  border: 2px solid #855a9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855a9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 90 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 27% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855a9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855a9d, #9d5a93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855a9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 90 157 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.95 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.49 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.80 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.96 #7aa562 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#855a9d  rgb(133, 90, 157)  hsl(279, 27%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#729d5a  rgb(114, 157, 90)  hsl(99, 27%, 48%)  Asparagus
#9d855a  rgb(157, 133, 90)  hsl(39, 27%, 48%)  Cafe au Lait
#5a9d85  rgb(90, 157, 133)  hsl(159, 27%, 48%)  Jungle Green