#59409E#59409E

#59409E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.146 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59409E
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 158)
HSL	hsl(256, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 59.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.52, 33.94, -47.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.52, 58.50, 305.47°)
OKLab	oklab(44.98% 0.054 -0.1358)
OKLCH	oklch(44.98% 0.146 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1231, 8.2589, 33.2965)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59409E #859E40

analogous

#40569E #59409E #88409E

triadic

#59409E #9E5940 #409E59

tetradic

#59409E #9E4056 #859E40 #409E88

square

#59409E #9E4056 #859E40 #409E88

split-complementary

#59409E #9E8840 #569E40

monochromatic

#281D47 #402E72 #59409E #775EBE #9C89CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#59409E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#59409E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59409E

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59409E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59409E	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#094F9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#455568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59409e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.146 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d76bb',
    500: '#59409e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59409e;
$custom-light: #8d76bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59409e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.957,
    "s": 42.342,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44975,
    "c": 0.14614,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59409E

secondary

#ABBA80

accent

#D256B1

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0D0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #59409E

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

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