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#855BAA

#855baa ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#855baa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 35.69% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 46.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 271.9°, with 31.73% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #855baa
  2. #80aa5b

Split complementary

  1. #855baa
  2. #a8aa5b
  3. #5baa5e

Analogous

  1. #5e5baa
  2. #855baa
  3. #aa5ba8

Triadic

  1. #855baa
  2. #aa855b
  3. #5baa85

Tetradic

  1. #855baa
  2. #aa5b80
  3. #80aa5b
  4. #5baa85

Square

  1. #855baa
  2. #aa5e5b
  3. #80aa5b
  4. #5ba8aa

Monochromatic

  1. #372547
  2. #5e3f7a
  3. #855baa
  4. #aa8dc4
  5. #d0c0de

Shades

#855baa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855baa
  2. #785299
  3. #6a4988
  4. #5d4077
  5. #503766
  6. #432e55
  7. #352444
  8. #281b33
  9. #1b1222
  10. #0d0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#855baa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855baa
  2. #916bb3
  3. #9d7cbb
  4. #aa8cc4
  5. #b69dcc
  6. #c2add5
  7. #cebddd
  8. #dacee6
  9. #e7deee
  10. #f3eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855baa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855baa
  2. #855fa6
  3. #8462a2
  4. #84669d
  5. #836a99
  6. #836e95
  7. #827191
  8. #82758d
  9. #817988
  10. #817c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77668a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #476cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #526ea8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80687a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6665ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a67a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #826390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855baa {
  color: #855baa;
}
Background
.bg-855baa {
  background-color: #855baa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855baa {
  border: 2px solid #855baa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855baa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 91 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855baa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855baa, #aa5ba8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855baa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 91 170 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.47 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.03 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.31 #7aa455 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#855baa  rgb(133, 91, 170)  hsl(272, 32%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#80aa5b  rgb(128, 170, 91)  hsl(92, 32%, 51%)  Asparagus
#aa855b  rgb(170, 133, 91)  hsl(32, 32%, 51%)  Cafe au Lait
#5baa85  rgb(91, 170, 133)  hsl(152, 32%, 51%)  Mint