#851C8E#851C8E

#851C8E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.188 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851C8E
RGB	rgb(133, 28, 142)
HSL	hsl(295, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(295, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 80.3%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.50, 56.65, -39.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.50, 68.90, 325.32°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% 0.1533 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.188 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9702, 7.7710, 26.2974)
Luminance	0.0777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851C8E #258E1C

analogous

#4C1C8E #851C8E #8E1C5E

triadic

#851C8E #8E851C #1C8E85

tetradic

#851C8E #8E4C1C #258E1C #1C5E8E

square

#851C8E #8E4C1C #258E1C #1C5E8E

split-complementary

#851C8E #5E8E1C #1C8E4C

monochromatic

#250828 #55125B #851C8E #B526C1 #D049DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#851C8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#851C8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851C8E

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851C8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851C8E	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004791

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#34538B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883255

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851c8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 28, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.188 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac66b0',
    500: '#851c8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851c8e;
$custom-light: #ac66b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851c8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.263,
    "s": 67.059,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45172,
    "c": 0.18832,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851C8E

secondary

#52BD49

accent

#EA3E4B

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF5

border

#D0C6CF

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #851C8E

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

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