#591E8E#591E8E
#591E8E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.171 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #591E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 30, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 65%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 79%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.3%, 78.9%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.75, 47.49, -50.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.75, 69.29, 313.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.01% 0.0931 -0.1439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.01% 0.171 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4654, 5.0054, 26.0534) |
| Luminance | 0.0500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.69
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.97
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.55
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.78
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.87
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#591E8E #538E1E
analogous
#211E8E #591E8E #8E1E8B
triadic
#591E8E #8E591E #1E8E59
tetradic
#591E8E #8E211E #538E1E #1E8B8E
square
#591E8E #8E211E #538E1E #1E8B8E
split-complementary
#591E8E #8B8E1E #1E8E21
monochromatic
#1A0929 #39135B #591E8E #7929C1 #974DD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.49
#591E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.00
#591E8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #591E8E
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##591E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##591E8E | 1.00 | 10.49 | 2.00 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.49 | 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: #591e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 30, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.171 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d61b0',
500: '#591e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #591e8e; $custom-light: #8d61b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#591e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 30,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.607,
"s": 65.116,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39007,
"c": 0.17144,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.05005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#591E8E
secondary
#81BC4C
accent
#E8408F
background
#F9F6FA
surface
#F1EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0D0511
muted
#7E7A80