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#855EEC

#855eec ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#855eec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 36.86% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.64% cyan, 60.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 256.48°, with 78.89% saturation and 64.71% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1905

Complementary

  1. #855eec
  2. #c5ec5e

Split complementary

  1. #855eec
  2. #eccc5e
  3. #7eec5e

Analogous

  1. #5e7eec
  2. #855eec
  3. #cc5eec

Triadic

  1. #855eec
  2. #ec855e
  3. #5eec85

Tetradic

  1. #855eec
  2. #ec5ec5
  3. #c5ec5e
  4. #5eec85

Square

  1. #855eec
  2. #ec5e7e
  3. #c5ec5e
  4. #5eeccc

Monochromatic

  1. #39139e
  2. #521be3
  3. #855eec
  4. #b9a2f4
  5. #ede7fc

Shades

#855eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855eec
  2. #7855d4
  3. #6a4bbd
  4. #5d42a5
  5. #50388e
  6. #432f76
  7. #35265e
  8. #281c47
  9. #1b132f
  10. #0d0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#855eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855eec
  2. #916eee
  3. #9d7ef0
  4. #aa8ef2
  5. #b69ef4
  6. #c2aff6
  7. #cebff7
  8. #dacff9
  9. #e7dffb
  10. #f3effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855eec
  2. #8561e1
  3. #8465d6
  4. #8468cc
  5. #836cc1
  6. #836fb6
  7. #8272ab
  8. #8276a0
  9. #817996
  10. #817d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6fb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #677e9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5171ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #546dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7473c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855eec {
  color: #855eec;
}
Background
.bg-855eec {
  background-color: #855eec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-855eec {
  border: 2px solid #855eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 94 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855eec, #cc5eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 94 236 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.27 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.77 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.27 #7aa113 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855eec  rgb(133, 94, 236)  hsl(256, 79%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c5ec5e  rgb(197, 236, 94)  hsl(76, 79%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ec855e  rgb(236, 133, 94)  hsl(16, 79%, 65%)  Coral
#5eec85  rgb(94, 236, 133)  hsl(136, 79%, 65%)  Pastel Green