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#855CD2

#855cd2 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#855cd2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 36.08% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.67% cyan, 56.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 260.85°, with 56.73% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #855cd2
  2. #a9d25c

Split complementary

  1. #855cd2
  2. #d2c05c
  3. #6ed25c

Analogous

  1. #5c6ed2
  2. #855cd2
  3. #c05cd2

Triadic

  1. #855cd2
  2. #d2855c
  3. #5cd285

Tetradic

  1. #855cd2
  2. #d25ca9
  3. #a9d25c
  4. #5cd285

Square

  1. #855cd2
  2. #d25c6e
  3. #a9d25c
  4. #5cd2c0

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2075
  2. #5d31b1
  3. #855cd2
  4. #b298e3
  5. #dfd4f3

Shades

#855cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855cd2
  2. #7853bd
  3. #6a4aa8
  4. #5d4093
  5. #50377e
  6. #432e69
  7. #352554
  8. #281c3f
  9. #1b122a
  10. #0d0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#855cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855cd2
  2. #916cd7
  3. #9d7ddb
  4. #aa8de0
  5. #b69de4
  6. #c2aee9
  7. #cebeed
  8. #dacef2
  9. #e7def6
  10. #f3effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855cd2
  2. #8560ca
  3. #8463c2
  4. #8467b9
  5. #836ab1
  6. #836ea9
  7. #8272a1
  8. #827599
  9. #817990
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6ba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2274d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3272cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73758e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b6bd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e6ad0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b6cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855cd2 {
  color: #855cd2;
}
Background
.bg-855cd2 {
  background-color: #855cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #855cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 92 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 57% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855cd2, #c05cd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 92 210 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.25 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.50 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.12 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.56 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.46 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.57 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.45 #7aa32d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#855cd2  rgb(133, 92, 210)  hsl(261, 57%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#a9d25c  rgb(169, 210, 92)  hsl(81, 57%, 59%)  June Bud
#d2855c  rgb(210, 133, 92)  hsl(21, 57%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#5cd285  rgb(92, 210, 133)  hsl(141, 57%, 59%)  Emerald