#59239C#59239C
#59239C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.181 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59239C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 35, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.9%, 77.6%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.71, 48.86, -55.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.71, 74.22, 311.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.76% 0.085 -0.1599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.76% 0.181 298) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7201, 5.7260, 31.9865) |
| Luminance | 0.0573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.28
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.69
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.33
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.47
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.99
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59239C #669C23
analogous
#23299C #59239C #96239C
triadic
#59239C #9C5923 #239C59
tetradic
#59239C #9C2329 #669C23 #239C96
square
#59239C #9C2329 #669C23 #239C96
split-complementary
#59239C #9C9623 #299C23
monochromatic
#200D38 #3C186A #59239C #762ECE #965EDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.79
#59239C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.15
#59239C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #59239C
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59239C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59239C | 1.00 | 9.79 | 2.15 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00449F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00429A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#48435E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#444444
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59239c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 35, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.181 298.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f64ba',
500: '#59239c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59239c; $custom-light: #8f64ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59239c",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 35,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.777,
"s": 63.351,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40756,
"c": 0.18106,
"h": 298
},
"luminance": 0.05726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59239C
secondary
#93C05B
accent
#E6419D
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F1EBF6
border
#CBC6D0
text
#0D0612
muted
#7E7A81