#851A9E#851A9E

#851A9E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.203 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851A9E
RGB	rgb(133, 26, 158)
HSL	hsl(289, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(289, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 83.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.39, 60.12, -47.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.39, 76.66, 321.65°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.1527 -0.1339)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.203 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.2130, 8.1948, 33.0689)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851A9E #339E1A

analogous

#431A9E #851A9E #9E1A75

triadic

#851A9E #9E851A #1A9E85

tetradic

#851A9E #9E431A #339E1A #1A759E

square

#851A9E #9E431A #339E1A #1A759E

split-complementary

#851A9E #759E1A #1A9E43

monochromatic

#2D0935 #591169 #851A9E #B123D3 #C750E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#851A9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#851A9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851A9E

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851A9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851A9E	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23549B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#843A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851a9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 26, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.203 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad66bb',
    500: '#851a9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851a9e;
$custom-light: #ad66bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851a9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.636,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46137,
    "c": 0.20306,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851A9E

secondary

#65C54F

accent

#EE395C

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #851A9E

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

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