#851B85#851B85
#851B85 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.182 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #851B85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 27, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 66%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 80%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 0%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.84, 55.39, -34.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.84, 65.35, 327.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.53% 0.1546 -0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.53% 0.182 328.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2983, 7.4649, 22.8736) |
| Luminance | 0.0746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 2.01
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 2.60
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 3.82
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.75
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.99
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#851B85 #1B851B
analogous
#501B85 #851B85 #851B50
triadic
#851B85 #85851B #1B8585
tetradic
#851B85 #85501B #1B851B #1B5085
square
#851B85 #85501B #1B851B #1B5085
split-complementary
#851B85 #50851B #1B8550
monochromatic
#1F061F #521152 #851B85 #B825B8 #D942D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.42
#851B85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#851B85 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #851B85
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##851B85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##851B85 | 1.00 | 8.42 | 2.49 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004588
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A5282
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#892D50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #851b85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.182 328.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ac65a9',
500: '#851b85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #851b85; $custom-light: #ac65a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#851b85",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 27,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 66.25,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44525,
"c": 0.18211,
"h": 328.1
},
"luminance": 0.07464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#851B85
secondary
#44B844
accent
#E93F3F
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110610
muted
#807A7F