#851CB4#851CB4

#851CB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.220 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851CB4
RGB	rgb(133, 28, 180)
HSL	hsl(281, 73%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(281, 84%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 84.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.20, 63.85, -57.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.20, 86.14, 317.83°)
OKLab	oklab(47.92% 0.1465 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(47.92% 0.22 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3248, 9.1129, 43.9648)
Luminance	0.0911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851CB4 #4BB41C

analogous

#391CB4 #851CB4 #B41C97

triadic

#851CB4 #B4851C #1CB485

tetradic

#851CB4 #B4391C #4BB41C #1C97B4

square

#851CB4 #B4391C #4BB41C #1C97B4

split-complementary

#851CB4 #97B41C #1CB439

monochromatic

#370C4A #5E147F #851CB4 #A82FDF #BE64E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#851CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#851CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851CB4

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851CB4	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F456B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 28, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.220 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae68cb',
    500: '#851cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851cb4;
$custom-light: #ae68cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.447,
    "s": 73.077,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47918,
    "c": 0.21992,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851CB4

secondary

#81CC60

accent

#F03871

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #851CB4

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

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