#59309B#59309B

#59309B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.165 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59309B
RGB	rgb(89, 48, 155)
HSL	hsl(263, 53%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(263, 69%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 69%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.89, 42.23, -51.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.89, 66.76, 309.24°)
OKLab	oklab(42.27% 0.0726 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(42.27% 0.165 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.0916, 6.6041, 31.6943)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.21

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59309B #729B30

analogous

#303C9B #59309B #8F309B

triadic

#59309B #9B5930 #309B59

tetradic

#59309B #9B303C #729B30 #309B8F

square

#59309B #9B303C #729B30 #309B8F

split-complementary

#59309B #9B8F30 #3C9B30

monochromatic

#23133E #3E226C #59309B #7543C5 #9772D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#59309B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#59309B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59309B

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59309B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59309B	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004799

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59309b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 48, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.165 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bb9',
    500: '#59309b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59309b;
$custom-light: #8e6bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59309b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.991,
    "s": 52.709,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42273,
    "c": 0.1646,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59309B

secondary

#9DBB6C

accent

#DC4CA5

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #59309B

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

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