#59238D#59238D
#59238D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.165 H 302.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59238D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 35, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.9%, 75.2%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.43, 45.05, -48.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(27.43, 66.36, 312.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.46% 0.0887 -0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.46% 0.165 302.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5274, 5.2490, 25.7054) |
| Luminance | 0.0525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.30
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.42
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.83
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.02
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 7.37
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59238D #578D23
analogous
#24238D #59238D #8D238C
triadic
#59238D #8D5923 #238D59
tetradic
#59238D #8D2423 #578D23 #238C8D
square
#59238D #8D2423 #578D23 #238C8D
split-complementary
#59238D #8C8D23 #238D24
monochromatic
#1B0B2B #3A175C #59238D #782FBE #9655D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.24
#59238D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.05
#59238D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #59238D
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59238D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59238D | 1.00 | 10.24 | 2.05 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004090
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00408B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E3D56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#414141
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59238d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 35, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.165 302.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d63af',
500: '#59238d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59238d; $custom-light: #8d63af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59238d",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 35,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.566,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39461,
"c": 0.16478,
"h": 302.6
},
"luminance": 0.05249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59238D
secondary
#85B953
accent
#E34492
background
#F9F6FA
surface
#F1EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0D0610
muted
#7E7A7F