#851979#851979

#851979 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.175 H 333.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851979
RGB	rgb(133, 25, 121)
HSL	hsl(307, 68%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(307, 81%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.95, 54.01, -28.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.95, 61.10, 332.12°)
OKLab	oklab(43.67% 0.1563 -0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(43.67% 0.175 333.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4718, 7.0635, 18.7393)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851979 #198525

analogous

#5B1985 #851979 #851943

triadic

#851979 #798519 #197985

tetradic

#851979 #855B19 #198525 #194385

square

#851979 #855B19 #198525 #194385

split-complementary

#851979 #438519 #19855B

monochromatic

#1E061B #510F4A #851979 #B923A8 #DB3EC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#851979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#851979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851979

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851979	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#14417B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405177

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B2549

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 25, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.175 333.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac64a0',
    500: '#851979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851979;
$custom-light: #ac64a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.667,
    "s": 68.354,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43665,
    "c": 0.17488,
    "h": 333.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851979

secondary

#41B94E

accent

#EB503D

background

#FBF6F9

surface

#F6EBF2

border

#D0C6CC

text

#11060E

muted

#807A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #851979

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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