#855da9

Color #855da9

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.16 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#855da9

RGB

rgb(133, 93, 169)

HSL

hsl(271.6, 30.6%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.6, 45%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 45%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(46.55, 31.43, -34.75)

LCH

lch(46.55, 46.86, 312.13)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.1214, 307.13)

HWB

hwb(271.6, 36.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81a95d

Analogous

#5f5da9

#855da9

#a95da7

Triadic

#855da9

#a9855d

#5da985

Split-complementary

#855da9

#a7a95d

#5da95f

Tetradic

#855da9

#a95d81

#81a95d

#5da985

Square

#855da9

#a95f5d

#81a95d

#5da7a9

Shades

Color #855da9 mixed toward black.

#6f4c8f

#593d72

#432d56

#2c1e39

#160f1d

Tints

Color #855da9 mixed toward white.

#9978b7

#ae93c6

#c2aed4

#d6c9e2

#ebe4f1

Tones

Color #855da9 mixed toward gray.

#8563a3

#846a9c

#847096

#847690

#837d89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.14:1

White text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76759b · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#787b97 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#838e8c · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 23.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #855da9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855da9]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#855da9 (#855da9) is rgb(133, 93, 169) in RGB.

No, #855da9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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