#851BAE#851BAE
#851BAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.216 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #851BAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 27, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 73%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 84%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.6%, 84.5%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.65, 62.92, -55.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.65, 83.67, 318.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.39% 0.1487 -0.1561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.39% 0.216 313.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7034, 8.8270, 40.8074) |
| Luminance | 0.0883 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.82
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.25
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.42
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 6.59
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.91
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#851BAE #44AE1B
analogous
#3B1BAE #851BAE #AE1B8E
triadic
#851BAE #AE851B #1BAE85
tetradic
#851BAE #AE3B1B #44AE1B #1B8EAE
square
#851BAE #AE3B1B #44AE1B #1B8EAE
split-complementary
#851BAE #8EAE1B #1BAE3B
monochromatic
#340B44 #5D1379 #851BAE #AB28DE #C05DE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.59
#851BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.77
#851BAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #851BAE
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##851BAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##851BAE | 1.00 | 7.59 | 2.77 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0056AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#814268
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #851bae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 27, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.216 313.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae68c7',
500: '#851bae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #851bae; $custom-light: #ae68c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#851bae",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 27,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.265,
"s": 73.134,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4739,
"c": 0.21558,
"h": 313.6
},
"luminance": 0.08826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#851BAE
secondary
#7ACA5B
accent
#F0386B
background
#FBF6FC
surface
#F6EBF8
border
#D0C6D1
text
#110713
muted
#807A82