All About Color #855997

#855997

About #855997

#855997 is a medium purple color with the hex code #855997. In RGB it is red 133, green 89, blue 151; in HSL it is hue 283°, saturation 26%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 12%, 41%, 0%, 41%. Its contrast ratio is 5.42:1 on white and 3.87:1 on black.

#855997 Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 59, 97
CMYK11.92%, 41.06%, 0.00%, 40.78%
RGB Decimal133, 89, 151
HSL283°, 26%, 47%
RGB Octal205, 131, 227
HSV (HSB)282.58°, 41.06%, 59.22%
RGB Binary10000101, 1011001, 10010111
CIE-L*AB44.75, 29.62, -26.91
RGB Percent52.16%, 34.90%, 59.22%
CIE-L*CH44.75, 40.02, 317.75
XYZ18.83, 14.37, 31.06
CIE-L*UV44.75, 18.72, -42.78
xyY0.29, 0.22, 14.37
Hunter-Lab37.90, 22.36, -22.05
RYB52.16%, 34.90%, 59.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#855997 on a dark background: contrast 3.87:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#855997 on a light background: contrast 5.42:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #855997, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#855997 · #B08FBD · #52375D · #6A9759 · #9CBD8F

Analogous palette

#596A97 · #665997 · #855997 · #97598A · #97596A

Triadic palette

#855997 · #978559 · #599785 · #B08FBD · #BDB08F

Tetradic palette

#855997 · #976659 · #6A9759 · #598A97 · #52375D

Monochromatic palette

#302037 · #5B3C67 · #855997 · #A985B7 · #CBB5D4

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