#851E8B#851E8B

#851E8B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.184 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851E8B
RGB	rgb(133, 30, 139)
HSL	hsl(297, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(297, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 78.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.52, 55.52, -37.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.52, 66.90, 326.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% 0.1518 -0.1039)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.184 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7970, 7.7802, 25.1434)
Luminance	0.0778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851E8B #248B1E

analogous

#4E1E8B #851E8B #8B1E5A

triadic

#851E8B #8B851E #1E8B85

tetradic

#851E8B #8B4E1E #248B1E #1E5A8B

square

#851E8B #8B4E1E #248B1E #1E5A8B

split-complementary

#851E8B #5A8B1E #1E8B4E

monochromatic

#250826 #551359 #851E8B #B529BD #D04BD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#851E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#851E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851E8B

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851E8B	1.00	8.22	2.56	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00478E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375388

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883254

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 30, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.184 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac67ad',
    500: '#851e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851e8b;
$custom-light: #ac67ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.697,
    "s": 64.497,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45125,
    "c": 0.18398,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851E8B

secondary

#50BB4A

accent

#E7404A

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #851E8B

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

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