#59157F#59157F

#59157F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.165 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59157F
RGB	rgb(89, 21, 127)
HSL	hsl(278, 72%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(278, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 83.5%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.30, 47.40, -45.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.30, 65.40, 316.45°)
OKLab	oklab(36.9% 0.1047 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(36.9% 0.165 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.2180, 4.1926, 20.4509)
Luminance	0.0419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.84

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59157F #3B7F15

analogous

#24157F #59157F #7F1570

triadic

#59157F #7F5915 #157F59

tetradic

#59157F #7F2415 #3B7F15 #15707F

square

#59157F #7F2415 #3B7F15 #15707F

split-complementary

#59157F #707F15 #157F24

monochromatic

#12041A #340C4A #59157F #7E1EB4 #9F31DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.42

#59157F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#59157F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59157F

11.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59157F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59157F	1.00	11.42	1.84	11.42
#FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003782

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53314B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59157f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 21, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.165 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c5ca5',
    500: '#59157f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59157f;
$custom-light: #8c5ca5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59157f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.491,
    "s": 71.622,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36898,
    "c": 0.16539,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59157F

secondary

#67B43C

accent

#EE397A

background

#F9F5FA

surface

#F1E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0D040F

muted

#7E797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #59157F

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

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