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#855FDD Color

#855FDD is rgb(133, 95, 221) in RGB, hsl(258, 65%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 57%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#855FDD
HEX#855FDD
RGBrgb(133, 95, 221)
HSLhsl(258, 65%, 62%)
HSVhsv(258, 57%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 57%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.184 293.9)
LABlab(49.26% 37.45 -60.13)
LCHlch(49.26% 70.83 301.92)

What #855FDD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #855FDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.58Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.21Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.55Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.26Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.64Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#855FDD Channel Values

How #855FDD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 95 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 65% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 57% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.49:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #855FDD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #855FDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #855FDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #855FDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#855FDD
Complementary
#B7DD5F
Analogous
#5F78DD
Analogous
#C45FDD
Triadic
#DD855F
Triadic
#5FDD85
Split comp.
#DDC45F
Split comp.
#78DD5F

Tints & Shades of #855FDD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9574E2
#A589E6
#B59EEA
#C8B7F0
#D8CDF4
#E9E2F9

Shades

#6B3DD6
#5528BD
#46219C
#371A7A
#281358
#170B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #855FDD.

How #855FDD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#855FDD
Protanopia#6767DD
Protanomaly#7464DD
Deuteranopia#6D6DDD
Deuteranomaly#7868DD
Tritanopia#6E7979
Tritanomaly#786FAA
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #855FDD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-855fdd: #855FDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #855FDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-855fdd': '#855FDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.373, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_855fdd">#855FDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#855FDD"

More Purple Colors

#855FDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#855FDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #855FDD?

#855FDD is a light purple — rgb(133, 95, 221) in RGB and hsl(258, 65%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #855FDD?

#855FDD is rgb(133, 95, 221) — red 133, green 95, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #855FDD?

#855FDD converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 57%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #855FDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #855FDD scores 4.49:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #855FDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #855FDD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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