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#855CFA

#855cfa ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#855cfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.8% cyan, 63.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 255.57°, with 94.05% saturation and 67.06% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1954

Complementary

  1. #855cfa
  2. #d1fa5c

Split complementary

  1. #855cfa
  2. #fad45c
  3. #82fa5c

Analogous

  1. #5c82fa
  2. #855cfa
  3. #d45cfa

Triadic

  1. #855cfa
  2. #fa855c
  3. #5cfa85

Tetradic

  1. #855cfa
  2. #fa5cd1
  3. #d1fa5c
  4. #5cfa85

Square

  1. #855cfa
  2. #fa5c82
  3. #d1fa5c
  4. #5cfad4

Monochromatic

  1. #3406b7
  2. #4d12f8
  3. #855cfa
  4. #bda6fc
  5. #f0ebfe

Shades

#855cfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855cfa
  2. #7853e1
  3. #6a4ac8
  4. #5d40af
  5. #503796
  6. #432e7d
  7. #352564
  8. #281c4b
  9. #1b1232
  10. #0d0919
  11. #000000

Tints

#855cfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855cfa
  2. #916cfb
  3. #9d7dfb
  4. #aa8dfc
  5. #b69dfc
  6. #c2aefd
  7. #cebefd
  8. #dacefe
  9. #e7defe
  10. #f3efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855cfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855cfa
  2. #8560ee
  3. #8463e2
  4. #8467d5
  5. #836ac9
  6. #836ebd
  7. #8272b1
  8. #8275a5
  9. #817998
  10. #817c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f6fbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f82a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4871fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b6df8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7074cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855cfa {
  color: #855cfa;
}
Background
.bg-855cfa {
  background-color: #855cfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-855cfa {
  border: 2px solid #855cfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855cfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 92 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 94% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855cfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855cfa, #d45cfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855cfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 92 250 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.78 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.41 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.84 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.67 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.20 #7aa305 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855cfa  rgb(133, 92, 250)  hsl(256, 94%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d1fa5c  rgb(209, 250, 92)  hsl(76, 94%, 67%)  Electric Lime
#fa855c  rgb(250, 133, 92)  hsl(16, 94%, 67%)  Coral
#5cfa85  rgb(92, 250, 133)  hsl(136, 94%, 67%)  Spring Green