#59278E#59278E
#59278E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.161 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59278E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 39, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 57%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 73%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.3%, 72.5%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.19, 43.41, -48.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.19, 64.80, 312.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.02% 0.0844 -0.1371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.02% 0.161 301.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7267, 5.5278, 26.1405) |
| Luminance | 0.0553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.69
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.15
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.87
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.45
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.69
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59278E #5C8E27
analogous
#27298E #59278E #8C278E
triadic
#59278E #8E5927 #278E59
tetradic
#59278E #8E2729 #5C8E27 #278E8C
square
#59278E #8E2729 #5C8E27 #278E8C
split-complementary
#59278E #8E8C27 #298E27
monochromatic
#1D0D2E #3B1A5E #59278E #7734BE #965DD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.97
#59278E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.11
#59278E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #59278E
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59278E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59278E | 1.00 | 9.97 | 2.11 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004291
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00428C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E4058
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59278e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 39, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.161 301.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d66b0',
500: '#59278e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59278e; $custom-light: #8d66b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59278e",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 39,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.126,
"s": 56.906,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40022,
"c": 0.161,
"h": 301.6
},
"luminance": 0.05528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59278E
secondary
#8AB859
accent
#E04896
background
#F9F6FA
surface
#F1EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0D0610
muted
#7E7A7F