ColorTool
Log in
#855AFF

#855aff ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#855aff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 35.29% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.84% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 255.64°, with 100% saturation and 67.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9966ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1952

Complementary

  1. #855aff
  2. #d4ff5a

Split complementary

  1. #855aff
  2. #ffd85a
  3. #82ff5a

Analogous

  1. #5a82ff
  2. #855aff
  3. #d85aff

Triadic

  1. #855aff
  2. #ff855a
  3. #5aff85

Tetradic

  1. #855aff
  2. #ff5ad4
  3. #d4ff5a
  4. #5aff85

Square

  1. #855aff
  2. #ff5a82
  3. #d4ff5a
  4. #5affd8

Monochromatic

  1. #3200c0
  2. #4c0eff
  3. #855aff
  4. #bea7ff
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#855aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855aff
  2. #7851e6
  3. #6a48cc
  4. #5d3fb3
  5. #503699
  6. #432d80
  7. #352466
  8. #281b4d
  9. #1b1233
  10. #0d091a
  11. #000000

Tints

#855aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855aff
  2. #916bff
  3. #9d7bff
  4. #aa8cff
  5. #b69cff
  6. #c2adff
  7. #cebdff
  8. #daceff
  9. #e7deff
  10. #f3efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855aff
  2. #855ef2
  3. #8462e6
  4. #8465d9
  5. #8369cc
  6. #836dc0
  7. #8271b3
  8. #8275a6
  9. #817899
  10. #817c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f6fbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c82a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4371ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #466cfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f74cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-855aff {
  color: #855aff;
}
Background
.bg-855aff {
  background-color: #855aff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-855aff {
  border: 2px solid #855aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 90 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 100% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855aff, #d85aff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 90 255 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.31 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.01 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.25 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.47 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.30 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.39 #7aa500 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855aff  rgb(133, 90, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d4ff5a  rgb(212, 255, 90)  hsl(76, 100%, 68%)  Electric Lime
#ff855a  rgb(255, 133, 90)  hsl(16, 100%, 68%)  Coral
#5aff85  rgb(90, 255, 133)  hsl(136, 100%, 68%)  Spring Green