#851BA1#851BA1

#851BA1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.205 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851BA1
RGB	rgb(133, 27, 161)
HSL	hsl(287, 71%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(287, 83%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 83.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.69, 60.41, -48.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.69, 77.72, 321.02°)
OKLab	oklab(46.42% 0.1514 -0.1378)
OKLCH	oklch(46.42% 0.205 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4969, 8.3444, 34.4530)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851BA1 #37A11B

analogous

#421BA1 #851BA1 #A11B7A

triadic

#851BA1 #A1851B #1BA185

tetradic

#851BA1 #A1421B #37A11B #1B7AA1

square

#851BA1 #A1421B #37A11B #1B7AA1

split-complementary

#851BA1 #7AA11B #1BA142

monochromatic

#2E0938 #5A126D #851BA1 #B024D5 #C554E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#851BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#851BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851BA1

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851BA1	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20559E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#843B60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.205 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad67be',
    500: '#851ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851ba1;
$custom-light: #ad67be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.463,
    "s": 71.277,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46418,
    "c": 0.20472,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851BA1

secondary

#6AC552

accent

#EE3A5F

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF7

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #851BA1

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

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