#591D8E#591D8E
#591D8E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.172 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #591D8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 29, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 66%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 80%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.3%, 79.6%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.61, 47.90, -50.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.61, 69.74, 313.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.91% 0.094 -0.1446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.91% 0.172 303) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4405, 4.9556, 26.0451) |
| Luminance | 0.0496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.55
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.11
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.46
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.68
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.90
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#591D8E #528E1D
analogous
#201D8E #591D8E #8E1D8A
triadic
#591D8E #8E591D #1D8E59
tetradic
#591D8E #8E201D #528E1D #1D8A8E
square
#591D8E #8E201D #528E1D #1D8A8E
split-complementary
#591D8E #8A8E1D #1D8E20
monochromatic
#190828 #39135B #591D8E #7927C1 #974BDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.55
#591D8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#591D8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #591D8E
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##591D8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##591D8E | 1.00 | 10.55 | 1.99 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003E91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003F8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E3B55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #591d8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 29, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.172 303.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d61b0',
500: '#591d8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #591d8e; $custom-light: #8d61b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#591d8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 29,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.858,
"s": 66.082,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38907,
"c": 0.17248,
"h": 303
},
"luminance": 0.04956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#591D8E
secondary
#80BD4A
accent
#E93F8F
background
#F9F5FA
surface
#F1EAF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0D0511
muted
#7E7980