#855fb2

Color #855fb2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#855fb2

RGB

rgb(133, 95, 178)

HSL

hsl(267.5, 35%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.5, 46.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.3%, 46.6%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(47.48, 32.45, -38.56)

LCH

lch(47.48, 50.4, 310.08)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.1296, 303.64)

HWB

hwb(267.5, 37.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb25f

Analogous

#5f62b2

#855fb2

#ae5fb2

Triadic

#855fb2

#b2855f

#5fb285

Split-complementary

#855fb2

#b2ae5f

#62b25f

Tetradic

#855fb2

#b25f8c

#8cb25f

#5fb285

Square

#855fb2

#b25f62

#8cb25f

#5fb2ae

Shades

Color #855fb2 mixed toward black.

#6e4a99

#583b7b

#422c5c

#2c1e3d

#160f1f

Tints

Color #855fb2 mixed toward white.

#997abf

#ae94cc

#c2afd8

#d6cae5

#ebe4f2

Tones

Color #855fb2 mixed toward gray.

#8666ab

#866da4

#87749d

#877b96

#88828f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.28:1

White text reads better on this background (4.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7676a3 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#797b9f · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#839592 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #855fb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#855fb2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#855fb2 (#855fb2) is rgb(133, 95, 178) in RGB.

No, #855fb2 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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