Colour

#855FAE

#855FAE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#855FAE is a violet with RGB values 133, 95, 174 and HSL 269°, 33%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#855FAE

RGBrgb(133, 95, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.3725, 0.6824

RGB percentages52.2%, 37.3%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(268.9, 32.8%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 45.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK23.6%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,740,782

CSS custom property--colour: #855FAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#7AA051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B6FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5470ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7E6C7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.8 Orchid · ΔE 28.5 Royal blue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88AE5F

Analogous#5F60AE, #AD5FAE

Triadic#AE855F, #5FAE85

Split complementary#AEAC5F, #61AE5F

Tetradic#AE5F60, #88AE5F, #5FAEAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE6F3

Lighter +30%#D2C5E1

Lighter +20%#B9A3D0

Lighter +10%#9F81BF

Darker −10%#6C4991

Darker −20%#52386F

Darker −30%#39274D

Darker −40%#20162B

More saturated +25%#8441CC

Less saturated −25%#867D90

Channel breakdown

R133

G95

B174

Red133 (52.2%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue268.86°

Saturation (HSL)32.78%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 5F · B AE

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