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#851DFC Color

#851DFC is rgb(133, 29, 252) in RGB, hsl(268, 97%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 88%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Violet (#8F00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#851DFC
HEX#851DFC
RGBrgb(133, 29, 252)
HSLhsl(268, 97%, 55%)
HSVhsv(268, 88%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 88%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.282 295.4)
LABlab(41.22% 70.61 -90.65)
LCHlch(41.22% 114.90 307.92)

What #851DFC 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 #851DFC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 5.9Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 6.22Near Violet#8000FFΔE 6.56Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 8.73Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 9.81Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.81

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

#851DFC Channel Values

How #851DFC 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 29 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 97% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 88% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.87:1 vs white · 3.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #851DFC 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 text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #851DFC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #851DFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #851DFC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#851DFC
Complementary
#94FC1D
Analogous
#1D24FC
Analogous
#F41DFC
Triadic
#FC851D
Triadic
#1DFC85
Split comp.
#FCF41D
Split comp.
#24FC1D

Tints & Shades of #851DFC

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

#953BFC
#A559FC
#B677FD
#C99BFD
#D9B9FE
#E9D7FE

Shades

#7204F1
#5F03C9
#4F03A6
#3E0283
#2D015F
#1A0137

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #851DFC.

How #851DFC 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#851DFC
Protanopia#3F3FFC
Protanomaly#6335FC
Deuteranopia#5353FB
Deuteranomaly#6A43FC
Tritanopia#5E6666
Tritanomaly#7052B6
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #851DFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-851dfc: #851DFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #851DFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-851dfc': '#851DFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.114, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_851dfc">#851DFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#851DFC"

More Purple Colors

#851DFC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#851DFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #851DFC?

#851DFC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 29, 252) in RGB and hsl(268, 97%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Violet (#8F00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #851DFC?

#851DFC is rgb(133, 29, 252) — red 133, green 29, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #851DFC?

#851DFC converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 88%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #851DFC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #851DFC scores 5.87:1 against white and 3.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #851DFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #851DFC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 16.54, which is visibly different.

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