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#855EFD

#855efd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#855efd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.43% cyan, 62.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 254.72°, with 97.55% saturation and 68.04% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2008

Complementary

  1. #855efd
  2. #d6fd5e

Split complementary

  1. #855efd
  2. #fdd55e
  3. #86fd5e

Analogous

  1. #5e86fd
  2. #855efd
  3. #d55efd

Triadic

  1. #855efd
  2. #fd855e
  3. #5efd85

Tetradic

  1. #855efd
  2. #fd5ed6
  3. #d6fd5e
  4. #5efd85

Square

  1. #855efd
  2. #fd5e86
  3. #d6fd5e
  4. #5efdd5

Monochromatic

  1. #3102c0
  2. #4c12fc
  3. #855efd
  4. #beaafe
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#855efd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855efd
  2. #7855e4
  3. #6a4bca
  4. #5d42b1
  5. #503898
  6. #432f7f
  7. #352665
  8. #281c4c
  9. #1b1333
  10. #0d0919
  11. #000000

Tints

#855efd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855efd
  2. #916efd
  3. #9d7efd
  4. #aa8efe
  5. #b69efe
  6. #c2affe
  7. #cebffe
  8. #dacffe
  9. #e7dfff
  10. #f3efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855efd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855efd
  2. #8561f1
  3. #8465e4
  4. #8468d8
  5. #836ccb
  6. #836fbf
  7. #8272b2
  8. #8276a6
  9. #817999
  10. #817d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8071be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d84a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4873ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a6efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f77ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855efd {
  color: #855efd;
}
Background
.bg-855efd {
  background-color: #855efd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-855efd {
  border: 2px solid #855efd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855efd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 94 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 98% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855efd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855efd, #d55efd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855efd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 94 253 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.52 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.28 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.29 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.72 #7aa102 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#855efd  rgb(133, 94, 253)  hsl(255, 98%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d6fd5e  rgb(214, 253, 94)  hsl(75, 98%, 68%)  Electric Lime
#fd855e  rgb(253, 133, 94)  hsl(15, 98%, 68%)  Coral
#5efd85  rgb(94, 253, 133)  hsl(135, 98%, 68%)  Spring Green