#B851CF#B851CF
#B851CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.203 H 319.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B851CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 81, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 57%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.1%, 60.9%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.49, 59.62, -46.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.49, 75.90, 321.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.59% 0.1557 -0.131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.59% 0.203 319.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9707, 20.5817, 61.2027) |
| Luminance | 0.2058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.17
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.98
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.09
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.59
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.71
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B851CF #68CF51
analogous
#7951CF #B851CF #CF51A7
triadic
#B851CF #CFB851 #51CFB8
tetradic
#B851CF #CF7951 #68CF51 #51A7CF
square
#B851CF #CF7951 #68CF51 #51A7CF
split-complementary
#B851CF #A7CF51 #51CF79
monochromatic
#712482 #9A31B2 #B851CF #CC81DC #DFB1E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#B851CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#B851CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B851CF
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B851CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B851CF | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3276D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B81CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B96589
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b851cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 81, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.203 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d088de',
500: '#b851cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b851cf; $custom-light: #d088de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b851cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 81,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.048,
"s": 56.757,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61592,
"c": 0.20346,
"h": 319.9
},
"luminance": 0.2058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B851CF
secondary
#ADD8A4
accent
#E04864
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#140C15
muted
#837D83