#855596

Color #855596

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 20.08 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#855596

RGB

rgb(133, 85, 150)

HSL

hsl(284.3, 27.7%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.3, 43.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 43.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(43.78, 31.71, -27.82)

LCH

lch(43.78, 42.18, 318.74)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.1123, 316.84)

HWB

hwb(284.3, 33.3%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#669655

Analogous

#655596

#855596

#965587

Triadic

#855596

#968555

#559685

Split-complementary

#855596

#879655

#559665

Tetradic

#855596

#965566

#669655

#559685

Square

#855596

#966555

#669655

#558796

Shades

Color #855596 mixed toward black.

#6f477d

#593964

#432a4b

#2c1c32

#160e19

Tints

Color #855596 mixed toward white.

#9c6dac

#af8abd

#c3a7cd

#d7c4de

#ebe2ee

Tones

Color #855596 mixed toward gray.

#825a91

#80608b

#7d6586

#7b6b80

#78707b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.74:1

White text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#73738a · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#767987 · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#837f7c · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 23.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #855596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855596]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#855596 (#855596) is rgb(133, 85, 150) in RGB.

No, #855596 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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