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#855CED

#855ced ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#855ced is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 36.08% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.88% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 256.97°, with 80.11% saturation and 64.51% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1876

Complementary

  1. #855ced
  2. #c4ed5c

Split complementary

  1. #855ced
  2. #edce5c
  3. #7bed5c

Analogous

  1. #5c7bed
  2. #855ced
  3. #ce5ced

Triadic

  1. #855ced
  2. #ed855c
  3. #5ced85

Tetradic

  1. #855ced
  2. #ed5cc4
  3. #c4ed5c
  4. #5ced85

Square

  1. #855ced
  2. #ed5c7b
  3. #c4ed5c
  4. #5cedce

Monochromatic

  1. #39129e
  2. #5219e3
  3. #855ced
  4. #b9a1f5
  5. #ece6fc

Shades

#855ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855ced
  2. #7853d5
  3. #6a4abe
  4. #5d40a6
  5. #50378e
  6. #432e77
  7. #35255f
  8. #281c47
  9. #1b122f
  10. #0d0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#855ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855ced
  2. #916cef
  3. #9d7df1
  4. #aa8df2
  5. #b69df4
  6. #c2aef6
  7. #cebef8
  8. #dacefa
  9. #e7defb
  10. #f3effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855ced
  2. #8560e2
  3. #8463d7
  4. #8467cc
  5. #836ac1
  6. #836eb7
  7. #8272ac
  8. #8275a1
  9. #817996
  10. #817c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d6eb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #677d9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f6ff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #526ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7471c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855ced {
  color: #855ced;
}
Background
.bg-855ced {
  background-color: #855ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-855ced {
  border: 2px solid #855ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 92 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 80% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855ced, #ce5ced);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 92 237 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.82 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.57 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.50 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.52 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.06 #7aa312 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855ced  rgb(133, 92, 237)  hsl(257, 80%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c4ed5c  rgb(196, 237, 92)  hsl(77, 80%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ed855c  rgb(237, 133, 92)  hsl(17, 80%, 65%)  Coral
#5ced85  rgb(92, 237, 133)  hsl(137, 80%, 65%)  Light Green