Colour

#855EE5

#855EE5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#855EE5 is a violet with RGB values 133, 94, 229 and HSL 257°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#855EE5

RGBrgb(133, 94, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3686, 0.898

RGB percentages52.2%, 36.9%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(257.3, 72.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 59%, 89.8%)

CMYK41.9%, 59%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,740,581

CSS custom property--colour: #855EE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#7AA11A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0D75E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#6B7C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.9 Slate blue · ΔE 12.7 Medium purple · ΔE 17 Royal blue · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BEE55E

Analogous#5E7BE5, #C85EE5

Triadic#E5855E, #5EE585

Split complementary#E5C85E, #7BE55E

Tetradic#E55E7B, #BEE55E, #5EE5C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E2FA

Lighter +20%#C8B6F3

Lighter +10%#A68AEC

Darker −10%#6432DE

Darker −20%#4D1FBE

Darker −30%#3B1892

Darker −40%#291166

More saturated +25%#7B47FC

Less saturated −25%#8F75CE

Channel breakdown

R133

G94

B229

Red133 (52.2%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue257.33°

Saturation (HSL)72.19%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 5E · B E5

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