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#855F8A closest to Muted Purple

#855F8A is a medium, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Muted Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 37.3% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(133, 95, 138)). Its HSL value is 293° hue, 18% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #855F8A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.25:1.

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Variations of #855F8A

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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#855F8A 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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#855F8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #855F8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #646E89
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B698C
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #68678B
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #646E89
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F6989
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #86636F
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #86617E
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6C6C6C
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #736974

#855F8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.25:1 Good#855F8A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.00:1 Poor#855F8A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#855F8A in CSS

/* Muted Purple */
.color { color: #855F8A; }
.background { background-color: #855F8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #855F8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 95 138);
color: hsl(293 18% 46%);
color: oklch(0.541 0.079 322.6);

#855F8A FAQ

What color is #855F8A?

#855F8A is a medium, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Muted Purple. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #855F8A?

#855F8A is rgb(133, 95, 138) in RGB, hsl(293, 18%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 31%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #855F8A?

The complementary color of #855F8A is #648A5F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #855F8A?

White text has the best contrast on #855F8A: 5.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #855F8A a warm or cool color?

#855F8A is a cool color.