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#855ABA

#855aba ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#855aba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.49% cyan, 51.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 266.88°, with 41.03% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1584

Complementary

  1. #855aba
  2. #8fba5a

Split complementary

  1. #855aba
  2. #bab55a
  3. #5fba5a

Analogous

  1. #5a5fba
  2. #855aba
  3. #b55aba

Triadic

  1. #855aba
  2. #ba855a
  3. #5aba85

Tetradic

  1. #855aba
  2. #ba5a8f
  3. #8fba5a
  4. #5aba85

Square

  1. #855aba
  2. #ba5a5f
  3. #8fba5a
  4. #5abab5

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2457
  2. #5f3b8d
  3. #855aba
  4. #ad90d1
  5. #d5c6e7

Shades

#855aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855aba
  2. #7851a7
  3. #6a4895
  4. #5d3f82
  5. #503670
  6. #432d5d
  7. #35244a
  8. #281b38
  9. #1b1225
  10. #0d0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#855aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855aba
  2. #916bc1
  3. #9d7bc8
  4. #aa8ccf
  5. #b69cd6
  6. #c2addd
  7. #cebde3
  8. #daceea
  9. #e7def1
  10. #f3eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855aba
  2. #855eb4
  3. #8462ae
  4. #8465a9
  5. #8369a3
  6. #836d9d
  7. #827197
  8. #827591
  9. #81788c
  10. #817c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #786793 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a6ebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b6c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6167bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6567b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f659b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855aba {
  color: #855aba;
}
Background
.bg-855aba {
  background-color: #855aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855aba {
  border: 2px solid #855aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 90 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 41% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855aba, #b55aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 90 186 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.28 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.28 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.96 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.82 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.52 #7aa545 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#855aba  rgb(133, 90, 186)  hsl(267, 41%, 54%)  Royal Purple
#8fba5a  rgb(143, 186, 90)  hsl(87, 41%, 54%)  Pistachio
#ba855a  rgb(186, 133, 90)  hsl(27, 41%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#5aba85  rgb(90, 186, 133)  hsl(147, 41%, 54%)  Mint