#521959#521959

#521959 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.121 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521959
RGB	rgb(82, 25, 89)
HSL	hsl(293, 56%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(293, 72%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 71.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.87, 35.99, -25.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.87, 44.39, 324.18°)
OKLab	oklab(33.34% 0.0966 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(33.34% 0.121 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.6303, 3.2107, 9.7724)
Luminance	0.0321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521959 #205919

analogous

#321959 #521959 #591940

triadic

#521959 #595219 #195952

tetradic

#521959 #593219 #205919 #194059

square

#521959 #593219 #205919 #194059

split-complementary

#521959 #405919 #195932

monochromatic

#160718 #260C29 #521959 #7E2689 #AA34B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.79

#521959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#521959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521959

12.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521959	1.00	12.79	1.64	12.79
#FFFFFF	12.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#092E5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233457

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532336

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 25, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.121 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855b88',
    500: '#521959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521959;
$custom-light: #855b88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.438,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33338,
    "c": 0.12066,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521959

secondary

#478F3E

accent

#DF4859

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #521959

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

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