#591989#591989

#591989 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.171 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#591989
RGB	rgb(89, 25, 137)
HSL	hsl(274, 69%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(274, 82%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 81.8%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.64, 48.26, -49.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.64, 68.89, 314.47°)
OKLab	oklab(38.1% 0.0988 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(38.1% 0.171 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.9818, 4.6253, 24.0817)
Luminance	0.0462 (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

#591989 #498919

analogous

#211989 #591989 #891981

triadic

#591989 #895919 #198959

tetradic

#591989 #892119 #498919 #198189

square

#591989 #892119 #498919 #198189

split-complementary

#591989 #818919 #198921

monochromatic

#160621 #371055 #591989 #7B22BD #9940DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.91

#591989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#591989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #591989

10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##591989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##591989	1.00	10.91	1.93	10.91
#FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#503751

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #591989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 25, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.171 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d5eac',
    500: '#591989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #591989;
$custom-light: #8d5eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#591989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 69.136,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38097,
    "c": 0.17139,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#591989

secondary

#76BC41

accent

#EC3C87

background

#F9F5FA

surface

#F1EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0D0510

muted

#7E797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #591989

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

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