#591972#591972

#591972 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.149 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#591972
RGB	rgb(89, 25, 114)
HSL	hsl(283, 64%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(283, 78%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 78.1%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.78, 43.01, -37.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.78, 57.13, 318.84°)
OKLab	oklab(36.21% 0.1039 -0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(36.21% 0.149 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.5042, 4.0343, 16.2997)
Luminance	0.0403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#591972 #327219

analogous

#2C1972 #591972 #72195F

triadic

#591972 #725919 #197259

tetradic

#591972 #722C19 #327219 #195F72

square

#591972 #722C19 #327219 #195F72

split-complementary

#591972 #5F7219 #19722C

monochromatic

#140619 #320E40 #591972 #8024A4 #A633D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.62

#591972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#591972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #591972

11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##591972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##591972	1.00	11.62	1.81	11.62
#FFFFFF	11.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003574

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#133A70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#572D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #591972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 25, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.149 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5d9b',
    500: '#591972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #591972;
$custom-light: #8b5d9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#591972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.146,
    "s": 64.029,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36213,
    "c": 0.14853,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#591972

secondary

#5DA740

accent

#E7416F

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C050E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #591972

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

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