#851B8E#851B8E

#851B8E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.189 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851B8E
RGB	rgb(133, 27, 142)
HSL	hsl(295, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(295, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 81%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.40, 56.94, -39.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.40, 69.22, 325.34°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% 0.1541 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.189 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9469, 7.7244, 26.2896)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851B8E #248E1B

analogous

#4B1B8E #851B8E #8E1B5D

triadic

#851B8E #8E851B #1B8E85

tetradic

#851B8E #8E4B1B #248E1B #1B5D8E

square

#851B8E #8E4B1B #248E1B #1B5D8E

split-complementary

#851B8E #5D8E1B #1B8E4B

monochromatic

#250727 #55115B #851B8E #B525C1 #D047DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#851B8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#851B8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851B8E

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851B8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851B8E	1.00	8.25	2.54	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004791

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#34538B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883255

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851b8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.189 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac66b0',
    500: '#851b8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851b8e;
$custom-light: #ac66b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851b8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.304,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45101,
    "c": 0.18922,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851B8E

secondary

#50BE47

accent

#EB3D4B

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF5

border

#D0C6CF

text

#110610

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #851B8E

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

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