#851C97#851C97

#851C97 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.196 H 321.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851C97
RGB	rgb(133, 28, 151)
HSL	hsl(291, 69%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(291, 81%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 81.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, 58.27, -43.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 72.89, 323.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% 0.1523 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.196 321.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6734, 8.0523, 30.0008)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851C97 #2E971C

analogous

#481C97 #851C97 #971C6B

triadic

#851C97 #97851C #1C9785

tetradic

#851C97 #97481C #2E971C #1C6B97

square

#851C97 #97481C #2E971C #1C6B97

split-complementary

#851C97 #6B971C #1C9748

monochromatic

#2A0930 #581263 #851C97 #B226CB #C94FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#851C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#851C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851C97

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851C97	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86375A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 28, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.196 321.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac67b6',
    500: '#851c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851c97;
$custom-light: #ac67b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.22,
    "s": 68.715,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45777,
    "c": 0.19564,
    "h": 321.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851C97

secondary

#5FC14E

accent

#EC3C56

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #851C97

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

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