#851AB3#851AB3

#851AB3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.221 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851AB3
RGB	rgb(133, 26, 179)
HSL	hsl(282, 75%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(282, 85%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 85.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 64.16, -57.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 86.25, 318.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.148 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.221 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1774, 8.9805, 43.4150)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851AB3 #48B31A

analogous

#391AB3 #851AB3 #B31A94

triadic

#851AB3 #B3851A #1AB385

tetradic

#851AB3 #B3391A #48B31A #1A94B3

square

#851AB3 #B3391A #48B31A #1A94B3

split-complementary

#851AB3 #94B31A #1AB339

monochromatic

#360A48 #5D127E #851AB3 #A92AE0 #BF60E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#851AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#851AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851AB3

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851AB3	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F446A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 26, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.221 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae68cb',
    500: '#851ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851ab3;
$custom-light: #ae68cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.961,
    "s": 74.634,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47717,
    "c": 0.22051,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851AB3

secondary

#7ECC5D

accent

#F1376F

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6EBF9

border

#D0C6D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #851AB3

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

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