#855ebd color: Lusty Lavender
#855ebd is rgb(133, 94, 189) in RGB and oklch(56.508% 0.14542 300.803) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Purple
- Medium
- Soft
- Neutral
- ≈ Amethyst
- violet-500
- Black 26%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #855ebd
#855ebd is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 301°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.85:1 contrast and black text 4.33:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.
Lighter: #855ebd mixed with white
Darker: #855ebd mixed with black
Calmer: #855ebd with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #855ebd
Questions about #855ebd
What color is #855ebd?
#855ebd is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(133, 94, 189), in HSL hsl(264.63, 41.85%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.508% 0.14542 300.803).
What colors go well with #855ebd?
The complementary color of #855ebd is #6a8100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #576ecb and #a5519d. The triadic partners are #b15d00 and #008c7a.
Is white or black text more readable on #855ebd?
White text reads better on #855ebd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and black gives 4.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #855ebd a warm or cool color?
#855ebd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.145.