#59438E#59438E
#59438E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.120 H 294.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59438E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 67, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 36%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 53%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.3%, 52.8%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.17, 27.47, -38.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.17, 47.27, 305.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.38% 0.0497 -0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.38% 0.12 294.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0082, 8.0909, 26.5677) |
| Luminance | 0.0809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.71
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.69
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.84
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.50
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.31
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59438E #788E43
analogous
#43528E #59438E #7E438E
triadic
#59438E #8E5943 #438E59
tetradic
#59438E #8E4352 #788E43 #438E7E
square
#59438E #8E4352 #788E43 #438E7E
split-complementary
#59438E #8E7E43 #528E43
monochromatic
#251C3B #3F2F64 #59438E #755CB2 #9886C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.02
#59438E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#59438E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #59438E
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59438E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59438E | 1.00 | 8.02 | 2.62 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#255191
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A4F8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C5262
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59438e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 67, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.120 294.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b77af',
500: '#59438e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59438e; $custom-light: #8b77af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59438e",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 67,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.6,
"s": 35.885,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44381,
"c": 0.11966,
"h": 294.6
},
"luminance": 0.08091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59438E
secondary
#A1B17C
accent
#CC5CAB
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#F0EDF4
border
#CBC8CE
text
#0C0910
muted
#7D7B7F