#59279F#59279F

#59279F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.180 H 296.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59279F
RGB	rgb(89, 39, 159)
HSL	hsl(265, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(265, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(44%, 75.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.61, 47.82, -56.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.61, 73.81, 310.38°)
OKLab	oklab(41.47% 0.0807 -0.1609)
OKLCH	oklch(41.47% 0.18 296.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1017, 6.0779, 33.3824)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59279F #6D9F27

analogous

#27319F #59279F #95279F

triadic

#59279F #9F5927 #279F59

tetradic

#59279F #9F2731 #6D9F27 #279F95

square

#59279F #9F2731 #6D9F27 #279F95

split-complementary

#59279F #9F9527 #319F27

monochromatic

#220F3D #3D1B6E #59279F #7536CE #9767DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#59279F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#59279F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59279F

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59279F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59279F	1.00	9.48	2.22	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59279f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 39, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.180 296.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f66bc',
    500: '#59279f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59279f;
$custom-light: #8f66bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59279f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265,
    "s": 60.606,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41467,
    "c": 0.18004,
    "h": 296.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59279F

secondary

#99C062

accent

#E444A1

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #59279F

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

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