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#A855EF

#a855ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a855ef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 33.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.71% cyan, 64.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 272.34°, with 82.8% saturation and 63.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.11.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2105

Complementary

  1. #a855ef
  2. #9cef55

Split complementary

  1. #a855ef
  2. #e9ef55
  3. #55ef5b

Analogous

  1. #5b55ef
  2. #a855ef
  3. #ef55e9

Triadic

  1. #a855ef
  2. #efa855
  3. #55efa8

Tetradic

  1. #a855ef
  2. #ef559c
  3. #9cef55
  4. #55efa8

Square

  1. #a855ef
  2. #ef5b55
  3. #9cef55
  4. #55e9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0f9c
  2. #8415e2
  3. #a855ef
  4. #cc9bf6
  5. #f0e1fc

Shades

#a855ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a855ef
  2. #974dd7
  3. #8644bf
  4. #763ca7
  5. #65338f
  6. #542b78
  7. #432260
  8. #321a48
  9. #221130
  10. #110918
  11. #000000

Tints

#a855ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a855ef
  2. #b166f1
  3. #b977f2
  4. #c288f4
  5. #cb99f5
  6. #d4aaf7
  7. #dcbbf9
  8. #e5ccfa
  9. #eeddfc
  10. #f6eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a855ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a855ef
  2. #a459e4
  3. #a05ed9
  4. #9c62ce
  5. #9866c3
  6. #946bb8
  7. #906fac
  8. #8c73a1
  9. #887796
  10. #847c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9170b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7fec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c769b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7370ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a16ac2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a855ef {
  color: #a855ef;
}
Background
.bg-a855ef {
  background-color: #a855ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a855ef {
  border: 2px solid #a855ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a855ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 85 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a855ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a855ef, #ef55e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a855ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 85 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.11 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.39 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.20 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.55 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.94 #57aa10 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a855ef  rgb(168, 85, 239)  hsl(272, 83%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#9cef55  rgb(156, 239, 85)  hsl(92, 83%, 64%)  Inchworm
#efa855  rgb(239, 168, 85)  hsl(32, 83%, 64%)  Indian Yellow
#55efa8  rgb(85, 239, 168)  hsl(152, 83%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green