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#9855BC

#9855bc ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9855bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 33.33% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.15% cyan, 54.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 279.03°, 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.168

Complementary

  1. #9855bc
  2. #79bc55

Split complementary

  1. #9855bc
  2. #acbc55
  3. #55bc65

Analogous

  1. #6555bc
  2. #9855bc
  3. #bc55ac

Triadic

  1. #9855bc
  2. #bc9855
  3. #55bc98

Tetradic

  1. #9855bc
  2. #bc5579
  3. #79bc55
  4. #55bc98

Square

  1. #9855bc
  2. #bc6555
  3. #79bc55
  4. #55acbc

Monochromatic

  1. #442256
  2. #6f388d
  3. #9855bc
  4. #b98cd2
  5. #dac3e7

Shades

#9855bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9855bc
  2. #894da9
  3. #7a4496
  4. #6a3c84
  5. #5b3371
  6. #4c2b5e
  7. #3d224b
  8. #2e1a38
  9. #1e1126
  10. #0f0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#9855bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9855bc
  2. #a266c3
  3. #ad77c9
  4. #b788d0
  5. #c199d7
  6. #ccaade
  7. #d6bbe4
  8. #e0cceb
  9. #eaddf2
  10. #f5eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9855bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9855bc
  2. #9659b6
  3. #935eb0
  4. #9162aa
  5. #8e66a4
  6. #8c6b9e
  7. #8a6f98
  8. #877392
  9. #85778c
  10. #827c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #836895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #396ebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f73b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #946680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c65be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7369ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96609c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9855bc {
  color: #9855bc;
}
Background
.bg-9855bc {
  background-color: #9855bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9855bc {
  border: 2px solid #9855bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9855bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 85 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9855bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9855bc, #bc55ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9855bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 85 188 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.42 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.31 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.43 #67aa43 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9855bc  rgb(152, 85, 188)  hsl(279, 43%, 54%)  Purpureus
#79bc55  rgb(121, 188, 85)  hsl(99, 43%, 54%)  Mantis
#bc9855  rgb(188, 152, 85)  hsl(39, 43%, 54%)  Camel
#55bc98  rgb(85, 188, 152)  hsl(159, 43%, 54%)  Mint