#855fbe

Color #855fbe

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.93 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#855fbe

RGB

rgb(133, 95, 190)

HSL

hsl(264, 42.2%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 50%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 50%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(48.12, 35.46, -44.52)

LCH

lch(48.12, 56.92, 308.54)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.1451, 300.29)

HWB

hwb(264, 37.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98be5f

Analogous

#5f69be

#855fbe

#b55fbe

Triadic

#855fbe

#be855f

#5fbe85

Split-complementary

#855fbe

#beb55f

#69be5f

Tetradic

#855fbe

#be5f98

#98be5f

#5fbe85

Square

#855fbe

#be5f69

#98be5f

#5fbeb5

Shades

Color #855fbe mixed toward black.

#6d45a9

#573787

#412965

#2c1b44

#160e22

Tints

Color #855fbe mixed toward white.

#997ac9

#ae94d4

#c2afdf

#d6cae9

#ebe4f4

Tones

Color #855fbe mixed toward gray.

#8767b6

#886fae

#8a77a6

#8b7f9e

#8d8796

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.38:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7676ad · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#797ba9 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#839e9a · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 25.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #855fbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855fbe]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#855fbe (#855fbe) is rgb(133, 95, 190) in RGB.

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

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