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#855DF2

#855df2 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#855df2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 36.47% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.04% cyan, 61.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 256.11°, with 85.14% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #855df2
  2. #caf25d

Split complementary

  1. #855df2
  2. #f2d05d
  3. #80f25d

Analogous

  1. #5d80f2
  2. #855df2
  3. #d05df2

Triadic

  1. #855df2
  2. #f2855d
  3. #5df285

Tetradic

  1. #855df2
  2. #f25dca
  3. #caf25d
  4. #5df285

Square

  1. #855df2
  2. #f25d80
  3. #caf25d
  4. #5df2d0

Monochromatic

  1. #370ea8
  2. #5016ec
  3. #855df2
  4. #baa4f8
  5. #f0ebfd

Shades

#855df2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855df2
  2. #7854da
  3. #6a4ac2
  4. #5d41a9
  5. #503891
  6. #432f79
  7. #352561
  8. #281c49
  9. #1b1330
  10. #0d0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#855df2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855df2
  2. #916df3
  3. #9d7df5
  4. #aa8ef6
  5. #b69ef7
  6. #c2aef9
  7. #cebefa
  8. #dacefb
  9. #e7dffc
  10. #f3effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855df2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855df2
  2. #8561e7
  3. #8464db
  4. #8468d0
  5. #836bc4
  6. #836fb9
  7. #8272ae
  8. #8276a2
  9. #817997
  10. #817d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64809f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e71f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #506df0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7373c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855df2 {
  color: #855df2;
}
Background
.bg-855df2 {
  background-color: #855df2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-855df2 {
  border: 2px solid #855df2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855df2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 93 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 85% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855df2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855df2, #d05df2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855df2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 93 242 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.49 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.80 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.88 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.93 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.18 #7aa20d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855df2  rgb(133, 93, 242)  hsl(256, 85%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#caf25d  rgb(202, 242, 93)  hsl(76, 85%, 66%)  Inchworm
#f2855d  rgb(242, 133, 93)  hsl(16, 85%, 66%)  Coral
#5df285  rgb(93, 242, 133)  hsl(136, 85%, 66%)  Spring Green