#851AB4#851AB4

#851AB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.221 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851AB4
RGB	rgb(133, 26, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 75%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(282, 86%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 85.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.02, 64.36, -58.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.02, 86.71, 317.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.8% 0.1477 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(47.8% 0.221 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2789, 9.0211, 43.9495)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851AB4 #49B41A

analogous

#381AB4 #851AB4 #B41A96

triadic

#851AB4 #B4851A #1AB485

tetradic

#851AB4 #B4381A #49B41A #1A96B4

square

#851AB4 #B4381A #49B41A #1A96B4

split-complementary

#851AB4 #96B41A #1AB438

monochromatic

#360B49 #5D127F #851AB4 #A92BE0 #BF60E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#851AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#851AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851AB4

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851AB4	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F446B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 26, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.221 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae68cb',
    500: '#851ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851ab4;
$custom-light: #ae68cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.688,
    "s": 74.757,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47796,
    "c": 0.22136,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851AB4

secondary

#7FCC5D

accent

#F1366F

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6EBF9

border

#D0C6D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #851AB4

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

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