#59209B#59209B

#59209B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.183 H 298.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59209B
RGB	rgb(89, 32, 155)
HSL	hsl(268, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(268, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 79.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.18, 49.89, -56.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.18, 75.09, 311.63°)
OKLab	oklab(40.36% 0.0878 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(40.36% 0.183 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5512, 5.5233, 31.5142)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59209B #629B20

analogous

#20259B #59209B #97209B

triadic

#59209B #9B5920 #209B59

tetradic

#59209B #9B2025 #629B20 #209B97

square

#59209B #9B2025 #629B20 #209B97

split-complementary

#59209B #9B9720 #259B20

monochromatic

#1F0B36 #3C1668 #59209B #762ACE #9659DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#59209B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#59209B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59209B

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59209B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59209B	1.00	9.98	2.10	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49425D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59209b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 32, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.183 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f63b9',
    500: '#59209b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59209b;
$custom-light: #8f63b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59209b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.805,
    "s": 65.775,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40355,
    "c": 0.18305,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59209B

secondary

#8FC156

accent

#E93F9A

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #59209B

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

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