#59255B#59255B

#59255B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.108 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59255B
RGB	rgb(89, 37, 91)
HSL	hsl(298, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(298, 59%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 59.3%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.33, 32.39, -21.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.33, 39.02, 326.11°)
OKLab	oklab(36.13% 0.0892 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(36.13% 0.108 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6696, 4.2027, 10.3554)
Luminance	0.0420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59255B #275B25

analogous

#3E255B #59255B #5B2542

triadic

#59255B #5B5925 #255B59

tetradic

#59255B #5B3E25 #275B25 #25425B

square

#59255B #5B3E25 #275B25 #25425B

split-complementary

#59255B #425B25 #255B3E

monochromatic

#150916 #2E132F #59255B #843787 #AE48B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.41

#59255B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#59255B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59255B

11.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59255B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59255B	1.00	11.41	1.84	11.41
#FFFFFF	11.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E365D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F3C59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B2C3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59255b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 37, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.108 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6389',
    500: '#59255b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59255b;
$custom-light: #8a6389;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59255b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.778,
    "s": 42.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36127,
    "c": 0.10753,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59255B

secondary

#508E4D

accent

#D2565A

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#F0EBF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0C050B

muted

#7D7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #59255B

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

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