#59279D#59279D

#59279D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.178 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59279D
RGB	rgb(89, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(265, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(265, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.3%, 75.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.44, 47.30, -55.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.44, 72.76, 310.55°)
OKLab	oklab(41.29% 0.0812 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(41.29% 0.178 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9296, 6.0090, 32.4758)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59279D #6B9D27

analogous

#27309D #59279D #94279D

triadic

#59279D #9D5927 #279D59

tetradic

#59279D #9D2730 #6B9D27 #279D94

square

#59279D #9D2730 #6B9D27 #279D94

split-complementary

#59279D #9D9427 #309D27

monochromatic

#210F3B #3D1B6C #59279D #7535CD #9666D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#59279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#59279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59279D

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59279D	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.178 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e66bb',
    500: '#59279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59279d;
$custom-light: #8e66bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.424,
    "s": 60.204,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41292,
    "c": 0.17782,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59279D

secondary

#97BF61

accent

#E344A0

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #59279D

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

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