#851B9E#851B9E

#851B9E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.202 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851B9E
RGB	rgb(133, 27, 158)
HSL	hsl(289, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(289, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 82.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.48, 59.85, -47.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.48, 76.36, 321.61°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% 0.152 -0.1334)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.202 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.2355, 8.2398, 33.0764)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851B9E #349E1B

analogous

#441B9E #851B9E #9E1B76

triadic

#851B9E #9E851B #1B9E85

tetradic

#851B9E #9E441B #349E1B #1B769E

square

#851B9E #9E441B #349E1B #1B769E

split-complementary

#851B9E #769E1B #1B9E44

monochromatic

#2D0935 #59126A #851B9E #B124D2 #C652E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#851B9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#851B9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851B9E

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851B9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851B9E	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24549B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#843A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851b9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.202 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad67bb',
    500: '#851b9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851b9e;
$custom-light: #ad67bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851b9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.55,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46202,
    "c": 0.20225,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851B9E

secondary

#67C451

accent

#EE3A5C

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #851B9E

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

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