#851BA8#851BA8

#851BA8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.211 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851BA8
RGB	rgb(133, 27, 168)
HSL	hsl(285, 72%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(285, 84%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 83.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 61.75, -52.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 80.91, 319.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.15 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.211 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1315, 8.5982, 37.7954)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851BA8 #3EA81B

analogous

#3E1BA8 #851BA8 #A81B85

triadic

#851BA8 #A8851B #1BA885

tetradic

#851BA8 #A83E1B #3EA81B #1B85A8

square

#851BA8 #A83E1B #3EA81B #1B85A8

split-complementary

#851BA8 #85A81B #1BA83E

monochromatic

#320A3F #5B1373 #851BA8 #AE24DC #C259E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#851BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#851BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851BA8

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851BA8	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1355A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#823F64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.211 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad67c3',
    500: '#851ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851ba8;
$custom-light: #ad67c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.106,
    "s": 72.308,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46935,
    "c": 0.21055,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851BA8

secondary

#73C857

accent

#EF3966

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6EBF8

border

#D0C6D1

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #851BA8

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

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