#59278F#59278F

#59278F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.162 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59278F
RGB	rgb(89, 39, 143)
HSL	hsl(269, 57%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(269, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.27, 43.66, -48.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.27, 65.33, 311.93°)
OKLab	oklab(40.1% 0.0842 -0.1385)
OKLCH	oklch(40.1% 0.162 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.8021, 5.5580, 26.5377)
Luminance	0.0556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.79

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59278F #5D8F27

analogous

#27298F #59278F #8D278F

triadic

#59278F #8F5927 #278F59

tetradic

#59278F #8F2729 #5D8F27 #278F8D

square

#59278F #8F2729 #5D8F27 #278F8D

split-complementary

#59278F #8F8D27 #298F27

monochromatic

#1D0D2F #3B1A5F #59278F #7734BF #965DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.95

#59278F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#59278F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59278F

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59278F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59278F	1.00	9.95	2.11	9.95
#FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004292

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00428D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4058

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59278f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 39, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.162 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d66b1',
    500: '#59278f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59278f;
$custom-light: #8d66b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59278f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.846,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40104,
    "c": 0.16214,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59278F

secondary

#8BB85A

accent

#E04797

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #59278F

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

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