#851CB3#851CB3

#851CB3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.219 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851CB3
RGB	rgb(133, 28, 179)
HSL	hsl(282, 73%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(282, 84%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 84.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.12, 63.65, -57.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.12, 85.68, 317.98°)
OKLab	oklab(47.84% 0.1468 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(47.84% 0.219 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2233, 9.0723, 43.4302)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851CB3 #4AB31C

analogous

#391CB3 #851CB3 #B31C95

triadic

#851CB3 #B3851C #1CB385

tetradic

#851CB3 #B3391C #4AB31C #1C95B3

square

#851CB3 #B3391C #4AB31C #1C95B3

split-complementary

#851CB3 #95B31C #1CB339

monochromatic

#360B49 #5E147E #851CB3 #A92EDE #BE63E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#851CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#851CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851CB3

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851CB3	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F456B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 28, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.219 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae68cb',
    500: '#851cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851cb3;
$custom-light: #ae68cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.722,
    "s": 72.947,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4784,
    "c": 0.21907,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851CB3

secondary

#80CB5F

accent

#F03870

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #851CB3

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

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