#851BAA#851BAA

#851BAA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.212 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851BAA
RGB	rgb(133, 27, 170)
HSL	hsl(284, 73%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(284, 84%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 84.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.35, 62.14, -53.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.35, 81.83, 319.41°)
OKLab	oklab(47.09% 0.1496 -0.1505)
OKLCH	oklch(47.09% 0.212 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3193, 8.6733, 38.7842)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851BAA #40AA1B

analogous

#3E1BAA #851BAA #AA1B87

triadic

#851BAA #AA851B #1BAA85

tetradic

#851BAA #AA3E1B #40AA1B #1B87AA

square

#851BAA #AA3E1B #40AA1B #1B87AA

split-complementary

#851BAA #87AA1B #1BAA3E

monochromatic

#320A40 #5C1375 #851BAA #AD26DC #C15BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#851BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#851BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851BAA

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851BAA	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D56A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#824065

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.212 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad67c4',
    500: '#851baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851baa;
$custom-light: #ad67c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.476,
    "s": 72.589,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47085,
    "c": 0.21223,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851BAA

secondary

#75C958

accent

#EF3968

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6EBF8

border

#D0C6D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #851BAA

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

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