#851B8D#851B8D

#851B8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.188 H 324.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851B8D
RGB	rgb(133, 27, 141)
HSL	hsl(296, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(296, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 80.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.34, 56.77, -38.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.34, 68.79, 325.61°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.1542 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.188 324.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8721, 7.6945, 25.8960)
Luminance	0.0769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851B8D #238D1B

analogous

#4C1B8D #851B8D #8D1B5C

triadic

#851B8D #8D851B #1B8D85

tetradic

#851B8D #8D4C1B #238D1B #1B5C8D

square

#851B8D #8D4C1B #238D1B #1B5C8D

split-complementary

#851B8D #5C8D1B #1B8D4C

monochromatic

#240726 #55115A #851B8D #B525C0 #D147DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#851B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#851B8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851B8D

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851B8D	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004690

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#34538A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883154

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.188 324.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac66af',
    500: '#851b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851b8d;
$custom-light: #ac66af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.789,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45036,
    "c": 0.18843,
    "h": 324.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851B8D

secondary

#4FBD46

accent

#EB3D49

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110610

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #851B8D

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

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