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#855EDD

#855edd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#855edd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 36.86% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.82% cyan, 57.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 258.43°, with 65.13% saturation and 61.76% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #855edd
  2. #b6dd5e

Split complementary

  1. #855edd
  2. #ddc55e
  3. #76dd5e

Analogous

  1. #5e76dd
  2. #855edd
  3. #c55edd

Triadic

  1. #855edd
  2. #dd855e
  3. #5edd85

Tetradic

  1. #855edd
  2. #dd5eb6
  3. #b6dd5e
  4. #5edd85

Square

  1. #855edd
  2. #dd5e76
  3. #b6dd5e
  4. #5eddc5

Monochromatic

  1. #3d1c86
  2. #592ac5
  3. #855edd
  4. #b59dea
  5. #e5dcf8

Shades

#855edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855edd
  2. #7855c7
  3. #6a4bb1
  4. #5d429b
  5. #503885
  6. #432f6f
  7. #352658
  8. #281c42
  9. #1b132c
  10. #0d0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#855edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855edd
  2. #916ee0
  3. #9d7ee4
  4. #aa8ee7
  5. #b69eeb
  6. #c2afee
  7. #cebff1
  8. #dacff5
  9. #e7dff8
  10. #f3effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855edd
  2. #8561d4
  3. #8465ca
  4. #8468c1
  5. #836cb8
  6. #836faf
  7. #8272a5
  8. #82769c
  9. #817993
  10. #817d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1178e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2474da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e7994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #586ee0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b6cdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #786fb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855edd {
  color: #855edd;
}
Background
.bg-855edd {
  background-color: #855edd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-855edd {
  border: 2px solid #855edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 94 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855edd, #c55edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 94 221 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.50 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.56 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.92 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.96 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.45 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.77 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.34 #7aa122 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855edd  rgb(133, 94, 221)  hsl(258, 65%, 62%)  Medium Slate Blue
#b6dd5e  rgb(182, 221, 94)  hsl(78, 65%, 62%)  June Bud
#dd855e  rgb(221, 133, 94)  hsl(18, 65%, 62%)  Raw Sienna
#5edd85  rgb(94, 221, 133)  hsl(138, 65%, 62%)  Pastel Green