#59205E#59205E

#59205E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.119 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59205E
RGB	rgb(89, 32, 94)
HSL	hsl(295, 49%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(295, 66%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 66%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.56, 35.59, -24.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.56, 43.47, 324.97°)
OKLab	oklab(35.62% 0.0967 -0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(35.62% 0.119 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.6565, 3.9654, 11.0023)
Luminance	0.0396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59205E #255E20

analogous

#3A205E #59205E #5E2044

triadic

#59205E #5E5920 #205E59

tetradic

#59205E #5E3A20 #255E20 #20445E

square

#59205E #5E3A20 #255E20 #20445E

split-complementary

#59205E #445E20 #205E3A

monochromatic

#160817 #2E1030 #59205E #84308C #AF3FB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.71

#59205E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#59205E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59205E

11.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59205E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59205E	1.00	11.71	1.79	11.71
#FFFFFF	11.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#153460

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A3A5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B293C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59205e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 32, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.119 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a608c',
    500: '#59205e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59205e;
$custom-light: #8a608c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59205e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.161,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35619,
    "c": 0.1189,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59205E

secondary

#4D9247

accent

#D94F5A

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0C050C

muted

#7D797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #59205E

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

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