#851E9A#851E9A

#851E9A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.196 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851E9A
RGB	rgb(133, 30, 154)
HSL	hsl(290, 67%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(290, 81%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.6%, 80.5%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, 58.24, -44.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 73.58, 322.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.1504 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.196 320)
XYZ	xyz(15.9691, 8.2490, 31.3167)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851E9A #339A1E

analogous

#471E9A #851E9A #9A1E71

triadic

#851E9A #9A851E #1E9A85

tetradic

#851E9A #9A471E #339A1E #1E719A

square

#851E9A #9A471E #339A1E #1E719A

split-complementary

#851E9A #719A1E #1E9A47

monochromatic

#2D0A34 #591467 #851E9A #B128CD #C755DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#851E9A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#851E9A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851E9A

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851E9A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851E9A	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85395D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851e9a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 30, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.196 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad68b8',
    500: '#851e9a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851e9a;
$custom-light: #ad68b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851e9a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.839,
    "s": 67.391,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46127,
    "c": 0.19632,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.08248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851E9A

secondary

#65C153

accent

#EA3E5B

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #851E9A

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

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