#591481#591481

#591481 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.168 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#591481
RGB	rgb(89, 20, 129)
HSL	hsl(278, 73%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(278, 84%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 84.5%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.35, 48.18, -46.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.35, 66.78, 316.18°)
OKLab	oklab(36.99% 0.105 -0.1314)
OKLCH	oklch(36.99% 0.168 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.3316, 4.2093, 21.1382)
Luminance	0.0421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.60

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#591481 #3C8114

analogous

#231481 #591481 #811473

triadic

#591481 #815914 #148159

tetradic

#591481 #812314 #3C8114 #147381

square

#591481 #812314 #3C8114 #147381

split-complementary

#591481 #738114 #148123

monochromatic

#12041A #340C4C #591481 #7E1CB6 #9F30DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.40

#591481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#591481 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #591481

11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##591481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##591481	1.00	11.40	1.84	11.40
#FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003784

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53314C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #591481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 20, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.168 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d5ca6',
    500: '#591481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #591481;
$custom-light: #8d5ca6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#591481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.982,
    "s": 73.154,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36987,
    "c": 0.16821,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#591481

secondary

#68B63B

accent

#F0387B

background

#F9F5FA

surface

#F1E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0D040F

muted

#7E797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #591481

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

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