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#9155BD

#9155bd ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9155bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.28% cyan, 55.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 274.62°, with 44.07% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #9155bd
  2. #81bd55

Split complementary

  1. #9155bd
  2. #b5bd55
  3. #55bd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d55bd
  2. #9155bd
  3. #bd55b5

Triadic

  1. #9155bd
  2. #bd9155
  3. #55bd91

Tetradic

  1. #9155bd
  2. #bd5581
  3. #81bd55
  4. #55bd91

Square

  1. #9155bd
  2. #bd5d55
  3. #81bd55
  4. #55b5bd

Monochromatic

  1. #412257
  2. #69378e
  3. #9155bd
  4. #b58cd2
  5. #d8c3e8

Shades

#9155bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9155bd
  2. #834daa
  3. #744497
  4. #663c84
  5. #573371
  6. #492b5f
  7. #3a224c
  8. #2c1a39
  9. #1d1126
  10. #0f0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#9155bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9155bd
  2. #9c66c4
  3. #a777ca
  4. #b288d1
  5. #bd99d7
  6. #c8aade
  7. #d3bbe5
  8. #decceb
  9. #e9ddf2
  10. #f4eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9155bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9155bd
  2. #8f59b7
  3. #8e5eb1
  4. #8c62ab
  5. #8a66a5
  6. #896b9f
  7. #876f98
  8. #857392
  9. #83778c
  10. #827c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #346dc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4971ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b6881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6665bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d67bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d619d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9155bd {
  color: #9155bd;
}
Background
.bg-9155bd {
  background-color: #9155bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9155bd {
  border: 2px solid #9155bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9155bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9155bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9155bd, #bd55b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9155bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.58 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.06 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.28 #6eaa42 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9155bd  rgb(145, 85, 189)  hsl(275, 44%, 54%)  Purpureus
#81bd55  rgb(129, 189, 85)  hsl(95, 44%, 54%)  Mantis
#bd9155  rgb(189, 145, 85)  hsl(35, 44%, 54%)  Camel
#55bd91  rgb(85, 189, 145)  hsl(155, 44%, 54%)  Mint