#8555db

Color #8555db

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 9.43 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8555db

RGB

rgb(133, 85, 219)

HSL

hsl(261.5, 65%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.5, 61.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.3%, 61.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(47.75, 48.56, -61.75)

LCH

lch(47.75, 78.56, 308.18)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.1959, 296.11)

HWB

hwb(261.5, 33.3%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abdb55

Analogous

#5568db

#8555db

#c855db

Triadic

#8555db

#db8555

#55db85

Split-complementary

#8555db

#dbc855

#68db55

Tetradic

#8555db

#db55ab

#abdb55

#55db85

Square

#8555db

#db5568

#abdb55

#55dbc8

Shades

Color #8555db mixed toward black.

#672cd1

#5323a7

#3e1b7d

#291254

#15092a

Tints

Color #8555db mixed toward white.

#9971e1

#ae8ee7

#c2aaed

#d6c6f3

#ebe3f9

Tones

Color #8555db mixed toward gray.

#8860d0

#8b6bc5

#8e76b9

#9282ae

#958da3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.32:1

White text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7373c5 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#7679bf · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#83b1ac · ΔE 36.4

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 28.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8555db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8555db]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Indigo #4b0082

Frequently asked questions

#8555db (#8555db) is rgb(133, 85, 219) in RGB.

No, #8555db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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