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#855FC6

#855fc6 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#855fc6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 37.25% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.83% cyan, 52.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 262.14°, with 47.47% saturation and 57.45% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1725

Complementary

  1. #855fc6
  2. #a0c65f

Split complementary

  1. #855fc6
  2. #c6b95f
  3. #6cc65f

Analogous

  1. #5f6cc6
  2. #855fc6
  3. #b95fc6

Triadic

  1. #855fc6
  2. #c6855f
  3. #5fc685

Tetradic

  1. #855fc6
  2. #c65fa0
  3. #a0c65f
  4. #5fc685

Square

  1. #855fc6
  2. #c65f6c
  3. #a0c65f
  4. #5fc6b9

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2567
  2. #5f39a0
  3. #855fc6
  4. #b097da
  5. #dbd0ee

Shades

#855fc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855fc6
  2. #7856b2
  3. #6a4c9e
  4. #5d438b
  5. #503977
  6. #433063
  7. #35264f
  8. #281d3b
  9. #1b1328
  10. #0d0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#855fc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855fc6
  2. #916fcc
  3. #9d7fd1
  4. #aa8fd7
  5. #b69fdd
  6. #c2afe3
  7. #cebfe8
  8. #dacfee
  9. #e7dff4
  10. #f3eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855fc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855fc6
  2. #8562bf
  3. #8466b8
  4. #8469b1
  5. #836caa
  6. #8370a3
  7. #82739c
  8. #827695
  9. #81798e
  10. #817d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6c9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3973ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4372c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #777389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #606cc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646bc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d6ca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855fc6 {
  color: #855fc6;
}
Background
.bg-855fc6 {
  background-color: #855fc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855fc6 {
  border: 2px solid #855fc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855fc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 95 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 47% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855fc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855fc6, #b95fc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855fc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 95 198 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.90 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.43 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.47 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.38 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.26 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.73 #7aa039 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#855fc6  rgb(133, 95, 198)  hsl(262, 47%, 57%)  Amethyst
#a0c65f  rgb(160, 198, 95)  hsl(82, 47%, 57%)  Pistachio
#c6855f  rgb(198, 133, 95)  hsl(22, 47%, 57%)  Raw Sienna
#5fc685  rgb(95, 198, 133)  hsl(142, 47%, 57%)  Emerald