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#855BF4

#855bf4 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#855bf4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 35.69% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.49% cyan, 62.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 256.47°, with 87.43% saturation and 65.69% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.19

Complementary

  1. #855bf4
  2. #caf45b

Split complementary

  1. #855bf4
  2. #f4d25b
  3. #7ef45b

Analogous

  1. #5b7ef4
  2. #855bf4
  3. #d25bf4

Triadic

  1. #855bf4
  2. #f4855b
  3. #5bf485

Tetradic

  1. #855bf4
  2. #f45bca
  3. #caf45b
  4. #5bf485

Square

  1. #855bf4
  2. #f45b7e
  3. #caf45b
  4. #5bf4d2

Monochromatic

  1. #370bab
  2. #5013ef
  3. #855bf4
  4. #baa3f9
  5. #f0eafe

Shades

#855bf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855bf4
  2. #7852dc
  3. #6a49c3
  4. #5d40ab
  5. #503792
  6. #432e7a
  7. #352462
  8. #281b49
  9. #1b1231
  10. #0d0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#855bf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855bf4
  2. #916bf5
  3. #9d7cf6
  4. #aa8cf7
  5. #b69df8
  6. #c2adfa
  7. #cebdfb
  8. #dacefc
  9. #e7defd
  10. #f3effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855bf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855bf4
  2. #855fe8
  3. #8462dd
  4. #8466d1
  5. #836ac6
  6. #836eba
  7. #8271ae
  8. #8275a3
  9. #817997
  10. #817c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #637f9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b70f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e6cf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7272c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855bf4 {
  color: #855bf4;
}
Background
.bg-855bf4 {
  background-color: #855bf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-855bf4 {
  border: 2px solid #855bf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855bf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 91 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 87% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855bf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855bf4, #d25bf4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855bf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 91 244 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.18 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.27 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.19 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.16 #7aa40b Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855bf4  rgb(133, 91, 244)  hsl(256, 87%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#caf45b  rgb(202, 244, 91)  hsl(76, 87%, 66%)  Inchworm
#f4855b  rgb(244, 133, 91)  hsl(16, 87%, 66%)  Coral
#5bf485  rgb(91, 244, 133)  hsl(136, 87%, 66%)  Spring Green