#59317D#59317D

#59317D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.126 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59317D
RGB	rgb(89, 49, 125)
HSL	hsl(272, 44%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(272, 61%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 60.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.91, 33.65, -36.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.91, 49.54, 312.79°)
OKLab	oklab(40.14% 0.0738 -0.1026)
OKLCH	oklch(40.14% 0.126 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.9190, 5.8012, 20.0479)
Luminance	0.0580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 8.88

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59317D #557D31

analogous

#33317D #59317D #7D317B

triadic

#59317D #7D5931 #317D59

tetradic

#59317D #7D3331 #557D31 #317B7D

square

#59317D #7D3331 #557D31 #317B7D

split-complementary

#59317D #7B7D31 #317D33

monochromatic

#1A0F25 #3A2051 #59317D #7842A9 #9766C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#59317D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#59317D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59317D

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59317D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59317D	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11437F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22447B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534052

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59317d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 49, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.126 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6ba3',
    500: '#59317d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59317d;
$custom-light: #8b6ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59317d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.579,
    "s": 43.678,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40145,
    "c": 0.12642,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59317D

secondary

#83AA60

accent

#D35491

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C070F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #59317D

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

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