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#9155BC

#9155bc ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9155bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 33.33% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.87% cyan, 54.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 274.95°, with 43.46% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1615

Complementary

  1. #9155bc
  2. #80bc55

Split complementary

  1. #9155bc
  2. #b4bc55
  3. #55bc5d

Analogous

  1. #5d55bc
  2. #9155bc
  3. #bc55b4

Triadic

  1. #9155bc
  2. #bc9155
  3. #55bc91

Tetradic

  1. #9155bc
  2. #bc5580
  3. #80bc55
  4. #55bc91

Square

  1. #9155bc
  2. #bc5d55
  3. #80bc55
  4. #55b4bc

Monochromatic

  1. #402256
  2. #69388d
  3. #9155bc
  4. #b58cd2
  5. #d8c3e7

Shades

#9155bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9155bc
  2. #834da9
  3. #744496
  4. #663c84
  5. #573371
  6. #492b5e
  7. #3a224b
  8. #2c1a38
  9. #1d1126
  10. #0f0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#9155bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9155bc
  2. #9c66c3
  3. #a777c9
  4. #b288d0
  5. #bd99d7
  6. #c8aade
  7. #d3bbe4
  8. #decceb
  9. #e9ddf2
  10. #f4eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9155bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9155bc
  2. #8f59b6
  3. #8e5eb0
  4. #8c62aa
  5. #8a66a4
  6. #896b9e
  7. #876f98
  8. #857392
  9. #83778c
  10. #827c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #356dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4971b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b6780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6764be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d67ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e619c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9155bc {
  color: #9155bc;
}
Background
.bg-9155bc {
  background-color: #9155bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9155bc {
  border: 2px solid #9155bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9155bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9155bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9155bc, #bc55b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9155bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 188 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.95 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.07 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.27 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.17 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.38 #6eaa43 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9155bc  rgb(145, 85, 188)  hsl(275, 43%, 54%)  Purpureus
#80bc55  rgb(128, 188, 85)  hsl(95, 43%, 54%)  Mantis
#bc9155  rgb(188, 145, 85)  hsl(35, 43%, 54%)  Camel
#55bc91  rgb(85, 188, 145)  hsl(155, 43%, 54%)  Mint