#855AB3
Royal Purple · medium cool purple
About #855AB3
With the hex code #855AB3, this is a medium purple with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 35% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Royal Purple — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Amethyst. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #88B35A, a pistachio shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for buttons, links and attention-grabbing accents. Put white text on top of it — 5.11:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.11:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #855AB3?
With the hex code #855AB3, this is a medium purple with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 35% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #855AB3?
Use white text. White on #855AB3 has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #855AB3?
Its complementary colour is #88B35A, and analogous partners are #5A5CB3 and #B15AB3.