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#855ABC

#855abc ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#855abc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.26% cyan, 52.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 266.33°, with 42.24% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #855abc
  2. #91bc5a

Split complementary

  1. #855abc
  2. #bcb65a
  3. #60bc5a

Analogous

  1. #5a60bc
  2. #855abc
  3. #b65abc

Triadic

  1. #855abc
  2. #bc855a
  3. #5abc85

Tetradic

  1. #855abc
  2. #bc5a91
  3. #91bc5a
  4. #5abc85

Square

  1. #855abc
  2. #bc5a60
  3. #91bc5a
  4. #5abcb6

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2459
  2. #603a8f
  3. #855abc
  4. #ad90d2
  5. #d5c7e8

Shades

#855abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855abc
  2. #7851a9
  3. #6a4896
  4. #5d3f84
  5. #503671
  6. #432d5e
  7. #35244b
  8. #281b38
  9. #1b1226
  10. #0d0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#855abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855abc
  2. #916bc3
  3. #9d7bc9
  4. #aa8cd0
  5. #b69cd7
  6. #c2adde
  7. #cebde4
  8. #daceeb
  9. #e7def2
  10. #f3eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855abc
  2. #855eb6
  3. #8462b0
  4. #8465aa
  5. #8369a4
  6. #836d9e
  7. #827198
  8. #827592
  9. #81788c
  10. #817c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #786794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #396ebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #456fba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b6c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6067be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6567bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f669d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855abc {
  color: #855abc;
}
Background
.bg-855abc {
  background-color: #855abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855abc {
  border: 2px solid #855abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 90 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 42% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855abc, #b65abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 90 188 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.47 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.48 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.71 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.25 #7aa543 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#855abc  rgb(133, 90, 188)  hsl(266, 42%, 55%)  Royal Purple
#91bc5a  rgb(145, 188, 90)  hsl(86, 42%, 55%)  Pistachio
#bc855a  rgb(188, 133, 90)  hsl(26, 42%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#5abc85  rgb(90, 188, 133)  hsl(146, 42%, 55%)  Medium Sea Green