#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
RGBrgb(89, 32, 155)
HSLhsl(268, 66%, 37%)
HSVhsv(268, 79%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(42.6%, 79.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LABlab(28.18, 49.89, -56.13)
CIE-LCHlch(28.18, 75.09, 311.63°)
OKLaboklab(40.36% 0.0878 -0.1606)
OKLCHoklch(40.36% 0.183 298.7)
XYZxyz(10.5512, 5.5233, 31.5142)
Luminance0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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
##59209B1.009.982.109.98
#FFFFFF9.981.0021.001.00
#0000002.1021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF9.981.0021.001.00

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

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#59209B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva