#851AAD#851AAD

#851AAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.215 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851AAD
RGB	rgb(133, 26, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 74%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(284, 85%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 85%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 62.98, -54.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 83.50, 318.97°)
OKLab	oklab(47.25% 0.1495 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(47.25% 0.215 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5838, 8.7431, 40.2884)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851AAD #42AD1A

analogous

#3B1AAD #851AAD #AD1A8C

triadic

#851AAD #AD851A #1AAD85

tetradic

#851AAD #AD3B1A #42AD1A #1A8CAD

square

#851AAD #AD3B1A #42AD1A #1A8CAD

split-complementary

#851AAD #8CAD1A #1AAD3B

monochromatic

#330A43 #5C1278 #851AAD #AC26DE #C05BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#851AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#851AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851AAD

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851AAD	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#814167

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 26, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.215 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae67c6',
    500: '#851aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851aad;
$custom-light: #ae67c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.673,
    "s": 73.869,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47252,
    "c": 0.21548,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851AAD

secondary

#78CA59

accent

#F1376A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6EBF8

border

#D0C6D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #851AAD

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

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