#59235E#59235E

#59235E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.114 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59235E
RGB	rgb(89, 35, 94)
HSL	hsl(295, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(295, 63%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 62.8%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.11, 34.08, -24.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.11, 41.72, 324.75°)
OKLab	oklab(36.02% 0.0925 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(36.02% 0.114 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.7411, 4.1344, 11.0305)
Luminance	0.0413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59235E #285E23

analogous

#3B235E #59235E #5E2345

triadic

#59235E #5E5923 #235E59

tetradic

#59235E #5E3B23 #285E23 #23455E

square

#59235E #5E3B23 #285E23 #23455E

split-complementary

#59235E #455E23 #235E3B

monochromatic

#150816 #2F1231 #59235E #83348B #AD44B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.50

#59235E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#59235E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59235E

11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59235E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59235E	1.00	11.50	1.83	11.50
#FFFFFF	11.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#193560

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3C5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B2B3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59235e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 35, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.114 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a628c',
    500: '#59235e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59235e;
$custom-light: #8a628c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59235e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.915,
    "s": 45.736,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36022,
    "c": 0.11402,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59235E

secondary

#51924B

accent

#D5525D

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0C050C

muted

#7D797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #59235E

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

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