#851C9F#851C9F

#851C9F is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.202 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851C9F
RGB	rgb(133, 28, 159)
HSL	hsl(288, 70%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(288, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 82.4%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 59.76, -47.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 76.50, 321.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.34% 0.1511 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(46.34% 0.202 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.3453, 8.3210, 33.5393)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851C9F #369F1C

analogous

#441C9F #851C9F #9F1C78

triadic

#851C9F #9F851C #1C9F85

tetradic

#851C9F #9F441C #369F1C #1C789F

square

#851C9F #9F441C #369F1C #1C789F

split-complementary

#851C9F #789F1C #1C9F44

monochromatic

#2E0A37 #59136B #851C9F #B125D3 #C554E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#851C9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#851C9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851C9F

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851C9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851C9F	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23559C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#843B5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851c9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 28, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.202 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad67bc',
    500: '#851c9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851c9f;
$custom-light: #ad67bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851c9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.092,
    "s": 70.053,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4634,
    "c": 0.20224,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851C9F

secondary

#69C453

accent

#ED3B5E

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #851C9F

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

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