#855bdb

Color #855bdb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#855bdb

RGB

rgb(133, 91, 219)

HSL

hsl(259.7, 64%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.7, 58.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.3%, 58.4%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(48.99, 45.28, -59.76)

LCH

lch(48.99, 74.98, 307.15)

OKLCH

oklch(57.9%, 0.1876, 295.01)

HWB

hwb(259.7, 35.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1db5b

Analogous

#5b71db

#855bdb

#c55bdb

Triadic

#855bdb

#db855b

#5bdb85

Split-complementary

#855bdb

#dbc55b

#71db5b

Tetradic

#855bdb

#db5bb1

#b1db5b

#5bdb85

Square

#855bdb

#db5b71

#b1db5b

#5bdbc5

Shades

Color #855bdb mixed toward black.

#6631d2

#5125aa

#3c1c7f

#281355

#14092a

Tints

Color #855bdb mixed toward white.

#9976e1

#ae92e7

#c2aded

#d6c8f3

#ebe4f9

Tones

Color #855bdb mixed toward gray.

#8966d0

#8c70c6

#907bbb

#9486b0

#9790a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.52:1

White text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7575c6 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#777ac0 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#83b2ae · ΔE 35.2

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 28

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Code

CSS

background-color: #855bdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855bdb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#855bdb (#855bdb) is rgb(133, 91, 219) in RGB.

No, #855bdb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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