#855dc8

Color #855dc8

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#855dc8

RGB

rgb(133, 93, 200)

HSL

hsl(262.4, 49.3%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.4, 53.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 53.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(48.24, 39.17, -50.09)

LCH

lch(48.24, 63.59, 308.03)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.161, 298.41)

HWB

hwb(262.4, 36.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0c85d

Analogous

#5d6bc8

#855dc8

#bb5dc8

Triadic

#855dc8

#c8855d

#5dc885

Split-complementary

#855dc8

#c8bb5d

#6bc85d

Tetradic

#855dc8

#c85da0

#a0c85d

#5dc885

Square

#855dc8

#c85d6b

#a0c85d

#5dc8bb

Shades

Color #855dc8 mixed toward black.

#6b3eb6

#563292

#40256d

#2b1949

#150c24

Tints

Color #855dc8 mixed toward white.

#9978d1

#ae93da

#c2aee4

#d6c9ed

#ebe4f6

Tones

Color #855dc8 mixed toward gray.

#8766bf

#8a6fb6

#8c78ad

#8e81a4

#908a9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.4:1

White text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7675b5 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#787bb1 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#83a5a1 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #855dc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855dc8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#855dc8 (#855dc8) is rgb(133, 93, 200) in RGB.

No, #855dc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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