#851F8D#851F8D

#851F8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.185 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851F8D
RGB	rgb(133, 31, 141)
HSL	hsl(296, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(296, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 78%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.75, 55.57, -38.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.75, 67.42, 325.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.33% 0.1509 -0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(45.33% 0.185 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9702, 7.8906, 25.9287)
Luminance	0.0789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851F8D #278D1F

analogous

#4E1F8D #851F8D #8D1F5E

triadic

#851F8D #8D851F #1F8D85

tetradic

#851F8D #8D4E1F #278D1F #1F5E8D

square

#851F8D #8D4E1F #278D1F #1F5E8D

split-complementary

#851F8D #5E8D1F #1F8D4E

monochromatic

#260929 #56145B #851F8D #B42ABF #CE4ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#851F8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#851F8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851F8D

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851F8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851F8D	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36538A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883355

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851f8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 31, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.185 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac67af',
    500: '#851f8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851f8d;
$custom-light: #ac67af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851f8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.636,
    "s": 63.953,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45331,
    "c": 0.18462,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851F8D

secondary

#55BB4D

accent

#E7414D

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #851F8D

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

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