#851F8B#851F8B

#851F8B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.183 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851F8B
RGB	rgb(133, 31, 139)
HSL	hsl(297, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(297, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 77.7%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.63, 55.21, -37.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.63, 66.55, 326.07°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.151 -0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.183 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8227, 7.8316, 25.1520)
Luminance	0.0783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851F8B #258B1F

analogous

#4F1F8B #851F8B #8B1F5B

triadic

#851F8B #8B851F #1F8B85

tetradic

#851F8B #8B4F1F #258B1F #1F5B8B

square

#851F8B #8B4F1F #258B1F #1F5B8B

split-complementary

#851F8B #5B8B1F #1F8B4F

monochromatic

#250927 #551459 #851F8B #B52ABD #D04DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#851F8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#851F8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851F8B

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851F8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851F8B	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00478E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385388

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883254

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851f8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 31, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.183 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac67ad',
    500: '#851f8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851f8b;
$custom-light: #ac67ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851f8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.667,
    "s": 63.529,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45202,
    "c": 0.18298,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851F8B

secondary

#52BA4C

accent

#E7414A

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #851F8B

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

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