#851B8F#851B8F

#851B8F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.190 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851B8F
RGB	rgb(133, 27, 143)
HSL	hsl(295, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(295, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 81.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.47, 57.12, -39.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.47, 69.66, 325.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% 0.154 -0.1113)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.19 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0223, 7.7546, 26.6868)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851B8F #258F1B

analogous

#4B1B8F #851B8F #8F1B5F

triadic

#851B8F #8F851B #1B8F85

tetradic

#851B8F #8F4B1B #258F1B #1B5F8F

square

#851B8F #8F4B1B #258F1B #1B5F8F

split-complementary

#851B8F #5F8F1B #1B8F4B

monochromatic

#250828 #55115C #851B8F #B525C2 #D048DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#851B8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#851B8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851B8F

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851B8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851B8F	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004792

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#33538C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851b8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.190 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac66b0',
    500: '#851b8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851b8f;
$custom-light: #ac66b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851b8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.828,
    "s": 68.235,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45167,
    "c": 0.19002,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851B8F

secondary

#52BE48

accent

#EB3D4C

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF5

border

#D0C6CF

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #851B8F

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

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