#855496

Color #855496

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.84 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#855496

RGB

rgb(133, 84, 150)

HSL

hsl(284.5, 28.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.5, 44%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 44%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(43.55, 32.28, -28.18)

LCH

lch(43.55, 42.85, 318.88)

OKLCH

oklch(52.7%, 0.1141, 316.99)

HWB

hwb(284.5, 32.9%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#659654

Analogous

#645496

#855496

#965486

Triadic

#855496

#968554

#549685

Split-complementary

#855496

#869654

#549664

Tetradic

#855496

#965465

#659654

#549685

Square

#855496

#966454

#659654

#548696

Shades

Color #855496 mixed toward black.

#6f467d

#593864

#422a4b

#2c1c32

#160e19

Tints

Color #855496 mixed toward white.

#9c6cac

#b089bd

#c3a7cd

#d7c4de

#ebe2ee

Tones

Color #855496 mixed toward gray.

#825a91

#805f8b

#7d6586

#7a6a80

#78707b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#73738a · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#767986 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#837f7c · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 23.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #855496;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855496]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#855496 (#855496) is rgb(133, 84, 150) in RGB.

No, #855496 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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