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Colour

#855F8F

  • #855F8F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#855F8F is a violet with RGB values 133, 95, 143 and HSL 288°, 20%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#855F8F#855F8F
HEX#855F8F
RGBrgb(133, 95, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3725, 0.5608
RGB percentages52.2%, 37.3%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(287.5, 20.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 33.6%, 56.1%)
CMYK7%, 33.6%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,740,751
CSS custom property--colour: #855F8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#7AA070

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#596A91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#626E8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#866471no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Plum · ΔE 28.8Slate grey · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9Steel blue · ΔE 31.5Dim grey · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#698F5F
Analogous#6D5F8F, #8F5F81
Triadic#8F855F, #5F8F85
Split complementary#818F5F, #5F8F6D
Tetradic#8F6D5F, #698F5F, #5F818F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D6E4
Lighter +30%#CBB7CF
Lighter +20%#B499BB
Lighter +10%#9E7AA7
Darker −10%#694B70
Darker −20%#4C3652
Darker −30%#2F2233
Darker −40%#130E14
More saturated +25%#9641AD
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R133
G95
B143
Red133 (52.2%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue287.5°
Saturation (HSL)20.17%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 5F · B 8F

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