#851E9E#851E9E

#851E9E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.200 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851E9E
RGB	rgb(133, 30, 158)
HSL	hsl(288, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(288, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 81%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 59.00, -46.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 75.39, 321.49°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% 0.1498 -0.1321)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.2 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.3078, 8.3845, 33.1005)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851E9E #379E1E

analogous

#451E9E #851E9E #9E1E77

triadic

#851E9E #9E851E #1E9E85

tetradic

#851E9E #9E451E #379E1E #1E779E

square

#851E9E #9E451E #379E1E #1E779E

split-complementary

#851E9E #779E1E #1E9E45

monochromatic

#2E0A37 #5A146B #851E9E #B028D1 #C557DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#851E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#851E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851E9E

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851E9E	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26559B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#843B5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 30, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.200 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad68bb',
    500: '#851e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851e9e;
$custom-light: #ad68bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.281,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46408,
    "c": 0.19968,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851E9E

secondary

#6AC355

accent

#EB3D5F

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #851E9E

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

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