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#855596 closest to Vicious Violet

#855596 is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Vicious Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 33.3% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(133, 85, 150)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 28% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. #855596 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.62:1.

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Variations of #855596

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#855596 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#855596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #855596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #576994
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4A6498
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E6197
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #576994
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #676395
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #855E6E
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #865986
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #676767
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #706375

#855596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.62:1 Good#855596 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.74:1 Poor#855596 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#855596 in CSS

/* Vicious Violet */
.color { color: #855596; }
.background { background-color: #855596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #855596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 85 150);
color: hsl(284 28% 46%);
color: oklch(0.528 0.112 316.8);

#855596 FAQ

What color is #855596?

#855596 is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #855596?

#855596 is rgb(133, 85, 150) in RGB, hsl(284, 28%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 43%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #855596?

The complementary color of #855596 is #669655, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #855596?

White text has the best contrast on #855596: 5.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #855596 a warm or cool color?

#855596 is a cool color.