#851F9B#851F9B

#851F9B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.196 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#851F9B
RGB	rgb(133, 31, 155)
HSL	hsl(289, 67%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(289, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 80%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.67, 58.13, -45.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.67, 73.69, 322.08°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% 0.1494 -0.1272)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.196 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0785, 8.3339, 31.7657)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#851F9B #359B1F

analogous

#471F9B #851F9B #9B1F73

triadic

#851F9B #9B851F #1F9B85

tetradic

#851F9B #9B471F #359B1F #1F739B

square

#851F9B #9B471F #359B1F #1F739B

split-complementary

#851F9B #739B1F #1F9B47

monochromatic

#2D0B35 #591568 #851F9B #B129CE #C657DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#851F9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#851F9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #851F9B

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##851F9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##851F9B	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#853A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #851f9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 31, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.196 319.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad68b9',
    500: '#851f9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #851f9b;
$custom-light: #ad68b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#851f9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.355,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46271,
    "c": 0.19624,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#851F9B

secondary

#68C155

accent

#EA3E5D

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #851F9B

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

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