#591970#591970

#591970 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.147 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#591970
RGB	rgb(89, 25, 112)
HSL	hsl(284, 64%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(284, 78%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 77.7%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.64, 42.58, -36.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.64, 56.12, 319.35°)
OKLab	oklab(36.06% 0.1042 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(36.06% 0.147 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.3916, 3.9892, 15.7067)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#591970 #307019

analogous

#2E1970 #591970 #70195C

triadic

#591970 #705919 #197059

tetradic

#591970 #702E19 #307019 #195C70

square

#591970 #702E19 #307019 #195C70

split-complementary

#591970 #5C7019 #19702E

monochromatic

#140619 #310E3E #591970 #8124A2 #A732D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#591970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#591970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #591970

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##591970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##591970	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003572

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#163A6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#572C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #591970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 25, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.147 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5d9a',
    500: '#591970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #591970;
$custom-light: #8b5d9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#591970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.138,
    "s": 63.504,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3606,
    "c": 0.14656,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#591970

secondary

#5AA540

accent

#E7416D

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C050E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #591970

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

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