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#855BD3

#855bd3 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#855bd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.97% cyan, 56.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 261°, with 57.69% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1717

Complementary

  1. #855bd3
  2. #a9d35b

Split complementary

  1. #855bd3
  2. #d3c15b
  3. #6dd35b

Analogous

  1. #5b6dd3
  2. #855bd3
  3. #c15bd3

Triadic

  1. #855bd3
  2. #d3855b
  3. #5bd385

Tetradic

  1. #855bd3
  2. #d35ba9
  3. #a9d35b
  4. #5bd385

Square

  1. #855bd3
  2. #d35b6d
  3. #a9d35b
  4. #5bd3c1

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2075
  2. #5d30b2
  3. #855bd3
  4. #b297e3
  5. #dfd4f3

Shades

#855bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855bd3
  2. #7852be
  3. #6a49a9
  4. #5d4094
  5. #50377f
  6. #432e6a
  7. #352454
  8. #281b3f
  9. #1b122a
  10. #0d0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#855bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855bd3
  2. #916bd7
  3. #9d7cdc
  4. #aa8ce0
  5. #b69de5
  6. #c2ade9
  7. #cebded
  8. #dacef2
  9. #e7def6
  10. #f3effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855bd3
  2. #855fcb
  3. #8462c2
  4. #8466ba
  5. #836ab2
  6. #836eaa
  7. #8271a1
  8. #827599
  9. #817991
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6aa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d74d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e72d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73748e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a6bd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d69d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a6bae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855bd3 {
  color: #855bd3;
}
Background
.bg-855bd3 {
  background-color: #855bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #855bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 91 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 58% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855bd3, #c15bd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 91 211 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.70 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.18 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.29 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.59 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.31 #7aa42c Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#855bd3  rgb(133, 91, 211)  hsl(261, 58%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#a9d35b  rgb(169, 211, 91)  hsl(81, 58%, 59%)  June Bud
#d3855b  rgb(211, 133, 91)  hsl(21, 58%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#5bd385  rgb(91, 211, 133)  hsl(141, 58%, 59%)  Emerald