Information about #855AC8 color

#855AC8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#855AC8 falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 90, 200) — 52.2% red, 35.3% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 43 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#855AC8 is a confidently colored twilight violet that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to When I Am Old I Shall Wear Purple (#865CD3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purple Sage Bush (#7A5DC7) and Fuchsia Blue (#7A58C1).

The recipe behind #855AC8 is rgb(133, 90, 200), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #855AC8: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #855AC8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#855AC8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#855AC8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #855AC8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#855AC8
  • RGB133, 90, 200
  • CMYK26, 43, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(133, 90, 200)
  • HSL263°, 50%, 57%
  • HSL Precise263.455°, 50%, 56.863%
  • HSV263°, 55%, 78%
  • HSB263°, 55%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.353, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.353, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.353, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID855AC8
  • DECIMAL ID8739528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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