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#855ADE

#855ade ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#855ade is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 35.29% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.09% cyan, 59.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 259.55°, with 66.67% saturation and 61.18% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1757

Complementary

  1. #855ade
  2. #b3de5a

Split complementary

  1. #855ade
  2. #dec75a
  3. #71de5a

Analogous

  1. #5a71de
  2. #855ade
  3. #c75ade

Triadic

  1. #855ade
  2. #de855a
  3. #5ade85

Tetradic

  1. #855ade
  2. #de5ab3
  3. #b3de5a
  4. #5ade85

Square

  1. #855ade
  2. #de5a71
  3. #b3de5a
  4. #5adec7

Monochromatic

  1. #3d1b85
  2. #5a27c4
  3. #855ade
  4. #b49aeb
  5. #e3daf8

Shades

#855ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855ade
  2. #7851c8
  3. #6a48b2
  4. #5d3f9b
  5. #503685
  6. #432d6f
  7. #352459
  8. #281b43
  9. #1b122c
  10. #0d0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#855ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855ade
  2. #916be1
  3. #9d7be5
  4. #aa8ce8
  5. #b69ceb
  6. #c2adef
  7. #cebdf2
  8. #dacef5
  9. #e7def8
  10. #f3effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855ade
  2. #855ed5
  3. #8462cb
  4. #8465c2
  5. #8369b8
  6. #836daf
  7. #8271a6
  8. #82759c
  9. #817893
  10. #817c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1572db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e7793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #556ce1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5869dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #786db6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855ade {
  color: #855ade;
}
Background
.bg-855ade {
  background-color: #855ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855ade {
  border: 2px solid #855ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 90 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 67% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855ade, #c75ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 90 222 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.51 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.90 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.02 #7aa521 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855ade  rgb(133, 90, 222)  hsl(260, 67%, 61%)  Medium Slate Blue
#b3de5a  rgb(179, 222, 90)  hsl(80, 67%, 61%)  June Bud
#de855a  rgb(222, 133, 90)  hsl(20, 67%, 61%)  Raw Sienna
#5ade85  rgb(90, 222, 133)  hsl(140, 67%, 61%)  Pastel Green