#851E8E#851E8E

#851E8E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.186 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851E8E
RGB	rgb(133, 30, 142)
HSL	hsl(295, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(295, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 78.9%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.71, 56.05, -38.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.71, 68.21, 325.26°)
OKLab	oklab(45.32% 0.1516 -0.1084)
OKLCH	oklch(45.32% 0.186 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0192, 7.8691, 26.3137)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851E8E #278E1E

analogous

#4D1E8E #851E8E #8E1E5F

triadic

#851E8E #8E851E #1E8E85

tetradic

#851E8E #8E4D1E #278E1E #1E5F8E

square

#851E8E #8E4D1E #278E1E #1E5F8E

split-complementary

#851E8E #5F8E1E #1E8E4D

monochromatic

#260929 #56135B #851E8E #B429C1 #CE4DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#851E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#851E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851E8E

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851E8E	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004791

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35538B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 30, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.186 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac67b0',
    500: '#851e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851e8e;
$custom-light: #ac67b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.179,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45319,
    "c": 0.18642,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851E8E

secondary

#55BC4C

accent

#E8404D

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF5

border

#D0C6CF

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #851E8E

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

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