#851fc4

Color #851fc4

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#851fc4

RGB

rgb(133, 31, 196)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 72.7%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 84.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 84.2%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(37.76, 66.3, -64.72)

LCH

lch(37.76, 92.65, 315.69)

OKLCH

oklch(49.4%, 0.2315, 307.24)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 12.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5ec41f

Analogous

#331fc4

#851fc4

#c41fb0

Triadic

#851fc4

#c4851f

#1fc485

Split-complementary

#851fc4

#b0c41f

#1fc433

Tetradic

#851fc4

#c41f5e

#5ec41f

#1fc485

Square

#851fc4

#c4331f

#5ec41f

#1fb0c4

Shades

Color #851fc4 mixed toward black.

#6f1aa3

#591583

#420f62

#2c0a41

#160521

Tints

Color #851fc4 mixed toward white.

#9d33df

#b15ce5

#c485ec

#d8aef2

#ebd6f9

Tones

Color #851fc4 mixed toward gray.

#822db6

#7e3aa8

#7b489b

#78568d

#75647f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6867ae · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#6d72a8 · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#829994 · ΔE 38

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 30.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #851fc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#851fc4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#851fc4 (#851fc4) is rgb(133, 31, 196) in RGB.

No, #851fc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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