All About Color #855B9F

#855B9F

About #855B9F

#855B9F is a medium purple color with the hex code #855B9F. In RGB it is red 133, green 91, blue 159; in HSL it is hue 277°, saturation 27%, lightness 49%; in CMYK it is 16%, 43%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 5.26:1 on white and 3.99:1 on black.

#855B9F Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 5B, 9F
CMYK16.35%, 42.77%, 0.00%, 37.65%
RGB Decimal133, 91, 159
HSL277°, 27%, 49%
RGB Octal205, 133, 237
HSV (HSB)277.06°, 42.77%, 62.35%
RGB Binary10000101, 1011011, 10011111
CIE-L*AB45.60, 30.26, -30.35
RGB Percent52.16%, 35.69%, 62.35%
CIE-L*CH45.60, 42.86, 314.92
XYZ19.67, 14.97, 34.65
CIE-L*UV45.60, 16.68, -48.22
xyY0.28, 0.22, 14.97
Hunter-Lab38.69, 23.04, -26.01
RYB52.16%, 35.69%, 62.35%

Color Accessibility Scores

#855B9F on a dark background: contrast 3.99:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#855B9F on a light background: contrast 5.26:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #855B9F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#855B9F · #B094C2 · #543A64 · #759F5B · #A6C294

Analogous palette

#5B759F · #635B9F · #855B9F · #9F5B97 · #9F5B75

Triadic palette

#855B9F · #9F855B · #5B9F85 · #B094C2 · #C2B094

Tetradic palette

#855B9F · #9F635B · #759F5B · #5B979F · #543A64

Monochromatic palette

#34233E · #5C3F6E · #855B9F · #A98ABC · #CDBBD8

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