#591988#591988

#591988 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.170 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#591988
RGB	rgb(89, 25, 136)
HSL	hsl(275, 69%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(275, 82%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 81.6%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.55, 48.03, -48.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.55, 68.38, 314.62°)
OKLab	oklab(38.01% 0.099 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(38.01% 0.17 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9104, 4.5967, 23.7056)
Luminance	0.0460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.92

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#591988 #488819

analogous

#221988 #591988 #881980

triadic

#591988 #885919 #198859

tetradic

#591988 #882219 #488819 #198088

square

#591988 #882219 #488819 #198088

split-complementary

#591988 #808819 #198822

monochromatic

#150621 #370F54 #591988 #7B23BC #9A40DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.94

#591988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#591988 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #591988

10.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##591988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##591988	1.00	10.94	1.92	10.94
#FFFFFF	10.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#503751

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #591988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 25, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.170 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d5eac',
    500: '#591988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #591988;
$custom-light: #8d5eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#591988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.595,
    "s": 68.944,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38011,
    "c": 0.17039,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#591988

secondary

#75BB41

accent

#EC3C86

background

#F9F5FA

surface

#F1EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0D0510

muted

#7E797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #591988

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

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