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#855BB4

#855bb4 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#855bb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.11% cyan, 49.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 268.31°, with 37.24% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1576

Complementary

  1. #855bb4
  2. #8ab45b

Split complementary

  1. #855bb4
  2. #b4b15b
  3. #5eb45b

Analogous

  1. #5b5eb4
  2. #855bb4
  3. #b15bb4

Triadic

  1. #855bb4
  2. #b4855b
  3. #5bb485

Tetradic

  1. #855bb4
  2. #b45b8a
  3. #8ab45b
  4. #5bb485

Square

  1. #855bb4
  2. #b45b5e
  3. #8ab45b
  4. #5bb4b1

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2551
  2. #5f3d85
  3. #855bb4
  4. #ac90cc
  5. #d3c4e4

Shades

#855bb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855bb4
  2. #7852a2
  3. #6a4990
  4. #5d407e
  5. #50376c
  6. #432e5a
  7. #352448
  8. #281b36
  9. #1b1224
  10. #0d0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#855bb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855bb4
  2. #916bbc
  3. #9d7cc3
  4. #aa8ccb
  5. #b69dd2
  6. #c2adda
  7. #cebde1
  8. #dacee9
  9. #e7def0
  10. #f3eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855bb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855bb4
  2. #855faf
  3. #8462aa
  4. #8466a4
  5. #836a9f
  6. #836e9a
  7. #827195
  8. #827590
  9. #81798a
  10. #817c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #786790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #416db7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c6fb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d6b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6367b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6867b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #806597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855bb4 {
  color: #855bb4;
}
Background
.bg-855bb4 {
  background-color: #855bb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855bb4 {
  border: 2px solid #855bb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855bb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 91 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 37% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855bb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855bb4, #b15bb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855bb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 91 180 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.17 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.43 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.28 #7aa44b Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#855bb4  rgb(133, 91, 180)  hsl(268, 37%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#8ab45b  rgb(138, 180, 91)  hsl(88, 37%, 53%)  Olivine
#b4855b  rgb(180, 133, 91)  hsl(28, 37%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait
#5bb485  rgb(91, 180, 133)  hsl(148, 37%, 53%)  Mint