All About Color #855B8F

#855B8F

About #855B8F

#855B8F is a medium purple color with the hex code #855B8F. In RGB it is red 133, green 91, blue 143; in HSL it is hue 288°, saturation 22%, lightness 46%; in CMYK it is 7%, 36%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 5.40:1 on white and 3.89:1 on black.

#855B8F Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 5B, 8F
CMYK6.99%, 36.36%, 0.00%, 43.92%
RGB Decimal133, 91, 143
HSL288°, 22%, 46%
RGB Octal205, 133, 217
HSV (HSB)288.46°, 36.36%, 56.08%
RGB Binary10000101, 1011011, 10001111
CIE-L*AB44.87, 26.71, -21.94
RGB Percent52.16%, 35.69%, 56.08%
CIE-L*CH44.87, 34.56, 320.60
XYZ18.37, 14.45, 27.81
CIE-L*UV44.87, 19.16, -35.03
xyY0.30, 0.24, 14.45
Hunter-Lab38.02, 19.74, -16.76
RYB52.16%, 35.69%, 56.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#855B8F on a dark background: contrast 3.89:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#855B8F on a light background: contrast 5.40:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #855B8F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#855B8F · #AF8FB7 · #513857 · #668F5B · #97B78F

Analogous palette

#5B668F · #6B5B8F · #855B8F · #8F5B80 · #8F5B66

Triadic palette

#855B8F · #8F855B · #5B8F85 · #AF8FB7 · #B7AF8F

Tetradic palette

#855B8F · #8F6B5B · #668F5B · #5B808F · #513857

Monochromatic palette

#2E2032 · #593E60 · #855B8F · #A986B1 · #CAB4CF

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