#851B9F#851B9F

#851B9F is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.203 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851B9F
RGB	rgb(133, 27, 159)
HSL	hsl(288, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(288, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 83%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, 60.04, -47.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 76.81, 321.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% 0.1518 -0.1349)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.203 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.3219, 8.2744, 33.5315)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851B9F #359F1B

analogous

#431B9F #851B9F #9F1B77

triadic

#851B9F #9F851B #1B9F85

tetradic

#851B9F #9F431B #359F1B #1B779F

square

#851B9F #9F431B #359F1B #1B779F

split-complementary

#851B9F #779F1B #1B9F43

monochromatic

#2D0936 #59126B #851B9F #B124D3 #C653E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#851B9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#851B9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851B9F

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851B9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851B9F	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23549C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#843A5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851b9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.203 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad67bc',
    500: '#851b9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851b9f;
$custom-light: #ad67bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851b9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.182,
    "s": 70.968,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46274,
    "c": 0.20307,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851B9F

secondary

#68C551

accent

#EE3A5D

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #851B9F

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

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