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#851981 Color

#851981 is rgb(133, 25, 129) in RGB, hsl(302, 68%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 3%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Violet (#81007F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#851981
HEX#851981
RGBrgb(133, 25, 129)
HSLhsl(302, 68%, 31%)
HSVhsv(302, 81%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 3%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(44.1% 0.181 329.8)
LABlab(32.36% 52.72 -32.62)
LCHlch(32.36% 61.99 328.26)

What #851981 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #851981, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 5.13Patriarch#800080ΔE 5.67Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 6.73Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 9.04Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 9.12Midnight#702670ΔE 13.87

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#851981 Channel Values

How #851981 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 25 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 68% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 81% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 3% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.56:1 vs white · 2.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #851981 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #851981 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #851981

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #851981; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#851981
Complementary
#19851D
Analogous
#531985
Analogous
#85194B
Triadic
#818519
Triadic
#198185
Split comp.
#4B8519
Split comp.
#198553

Tints & Shades of #851981

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B021AB
#D629D0
#DE54DA
#E67AE2
#EEA5EB
#F5CCF4

Shades

#741671
#631360
#51104F
#450D43
#330A32
#220721

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #851981.

How #851981 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#851981
Protanopia#3E3E81
Protanomaly#623381
Deuteranopia#52527F
Deuteranomaly#6A4280
Tritanopia#7E3535
Tritanomaly#812C5D
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #851981 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-851981: #851981;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #851981;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-851981': '#851981' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.098, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_851981">#851981</color>
SVG fillfill="#851981"

More Pink Colors

#851981 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#851981 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #851981?

#851981 is a dark pink — rgb(133, 25, 129) in RGB and hsl(302, 68%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Violet (#81007F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #851981?

#851981 is rgb(133, 25, 129) — red 133, green 25, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #851981?

#851981 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 3%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #851981 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #851981 scores 8.56:1 against white and 2.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #851981 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #851981 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 5.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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