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#855DF6

#855df6 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#855df6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.93% cyan, 62.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 255.69°, with 89.47% saturation and 66.47% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1947

Complementary

  1. #855df6
  2. #cef65d

Split complementary

  1. #855df6
  2. #f6d25d
  3. #81f65d

Analogous

  1. #5d81f6
  2. #855df6
  3. #d25df6

Triadic

  1. #855df6
  2. #f6855d
  3. #5df685

Tetradic

  1. #855df6
  2. #f65dce
  3. #cef65d
  4. #5df685

Square

  1. #855df6
  2. #f65d81
  3. #cef65d
  4. #5df6d2

Monochromatic

  1. #350ab0
  2. #4e15f2
  3. #855df6
  4. #bca5fa
  5. #f0ecfe

Shades

#855df6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855df6
  2. #7854dd
  3. #6a4ac5
  4. #5d41ac
  5. #503894
  6. #432f7b
  7. #352562
  8. #281c4a
  9. #1b1331
  10. #0d0919
  11. #000000

Tints

#855df6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855df6
  2. #916df7
  3. #9d7df8
  4. #aa8ef9
  5. #b69efa
  6. #c2aefb
  7. #cebefb
  8. #dacefc
  9. #e7dffd
  10. #f3effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855df6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855df6
  2. #8561ea
  3. #8464de
  4. #8468d3
  5. #836bc7
  6. #836fbb
  7. #8272af
  8. #8276a3
  9. #817998
  10. #817d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f70b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007dfb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6281a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b71f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e6df4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7174c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855df6 {
  color: #855df6;
}
Background
.bg-855df6 {
  background-color: #855df6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-855df6 {
  border: 2px solid #855df6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855df6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 93 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 89% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855df6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855df6, #d25df6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855df6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 93 246 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.50 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.01 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.49 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.19 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.25 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.00 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.12 #7aa209 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855df6  rgb(133, 93, 246)  hsl(256, 89%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#cef65d  rgb(206, 246, 93)  hsl(76, 89%, 66%)  Inchworm
#f6855d  rgb(246, 133, 93)  hsl(16, 89%, 66%)  Coral
#5df685  rgb(93, 246, 133)  hsl(136, 89%, 66%)  Spring Green