#855d9f

Color #855d9f

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#855d9f

RGB

rgb(133, 93, 159)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 26.2%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 41.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 41.5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(46.07, 29.09, -29.61)

LCH

lch(46.07, 41.51, 314.49)

OKLCH

oklch(54.7%, 0.1088, 311.09)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 36.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#779f5d

Analogous

#645d9f

#855d9f

#9f5d98

Triadic

#855d9f

#9f855d

#5d9f85

Split-complementary

#855d9f

#989f5d

#5d9f64

Tetradic

#855d9f

#9f5d77

#779f5d

#5d9f85

Square

#855d9f

#9f645d

#779f5d

#5d989f

Shades

Color #855d9f mixed toward black.

#6f4d84

#593e6a

#432e4f

#2c1f35

#160f1a

Tints

Color #855d9f mixed toward white.

#9977b0

#ae92c0

#c2aecf

#d6c9df

#ebe4ef

Tones

Color #855d9f mixed toward gray.

#846299

#836894

#816d8e

#807389

#7f7883

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.06:1

White text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767592 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#787b8f · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#838785 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #855d9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855d9f]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#855d9f (#855d9f) is rgb(133, 93, 159) in RGB.

No, #855d9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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