#851D8D#851D8D

#851D8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.187 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851D8D
RGB	rgb(133, 29, 141)
HSL	hsl(296, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(296, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 79.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.54, 56.18, -38.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.54, 68.12, 325.56°)
OKLab	oklab(45.18% 0.1526 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(45.18% 0.187 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9196, 7.7893, 25.9118)
Luminance	0.0779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851D8D #258D1D

analogous

#4D1D8D #851D8D #8D1D5D

triadic

#851D8D #8D851D #1D8D85

tetradic

#851D8D #8D4D1D #258D1D #1D5D8D

square

#851D8D #8D4D1D #258D1D #1D5D8D

split-complementary

#851D8D #5D8D1D #1D8D4D

monochromatic

#250827 #55135A #851D8D #B527C0 #D04BDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#851D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#851D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851D8D

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851D8D	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004790

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35538A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883255

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 29, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.187 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac67af',
    500: '#851d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851d8d;
$custom-light: #ac67af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.714,
    "s": 65.882,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45179,
    "c": 0.18658,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851D8D

secondary

#52BC4A

accent

#E93F4B

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #851D8D

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

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