#591D8D#591D8D
#591D8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.171 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #591D8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 29, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 66%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.9%, 79.4%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.52, 47.66, -50.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.52, 69.23, 313.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.82% 0.0943 -0.1432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.82% 0.171 303.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3658, 4.9257, 25.6515) |
| Luminance | 0.0493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.52
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.15
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.34
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.68
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.91
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#591D8D #518D1D
analogous
#211D8D #591D8D #8D1D89
triadic
#591D8D #8D591D #1D8D59
tetradic
#591D8D #8D211D #518D1D #1D898D
square
#591D8D #8D211D #518D1D #1D898D
split-complementary
#591D8D #898D1D #1D8D21
monochromatic
#190827 #39135A #591D8D #7927C0 #974BDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.58
#591D8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#591D8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #591D8D
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##591D8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##591D8D | 1.00 | 10.58 | 1.99 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003E8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E3A55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #591d8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 29, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.171 303.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d60af',
500: '#591d8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #591d8d; $custom-light: #8d60af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#591d8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 29,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.143,
"s": 65.882,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3882,
"c": 0.17145,
"h": 303.4
},
"luminance": 0.04926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#591D8D
secondary
#7FBC4A
accent
#E93F8E
background
#F9F5FA
surface
#F1EAF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0D0510
muted
#7E797F