#851BAD#851BAD

#851BAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.215 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851BAD
RGB	rgb(133, 27, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 73%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(284, 84%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 84.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.57, 62.72, -54.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.57, 83.21, 318.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.31% 0.1489 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(47.31% 0.215 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6063, 8.7882, 40.2959)
Luminance	0.0879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851BAD #43AD1B

analogous

#3C1BAD #851BAD #AD1B8C

triadic

#851BAD #AD851B #1BAD85

tetradic

#851BAD #AD3C1B #43AD1B #1B8CAD

square

#851BAD #AD3C1B #43AD1B #1B8CAD

split-complementary

#851BAD #8CAD1B #1BAD3C

monochromatic

#340A43 #5C1378 #851BAD #AC28DD #C05DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#851BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#851BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851BAD

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851BAD	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0156AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#814167

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.215 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad68c6',
    500: '#851bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851bad;
$custom-light: #ad68c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.562,
    "s": 73,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47313,
    "c": 0.21475,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851BAD

secondary

#79CA5A

accent

#F0386A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6EBF8

border

#D0C6D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #851BAD

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

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