#59499A#59499A

#59499A is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.127 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59499A
RGB	rgb(89, 73, 154)
HSL	hsl(252, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.2%, 52.6%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.41, 27.24, -42.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.41, 50.22, 302.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% 0.0426 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.127 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.3335, 9.2216, 31.6957)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59499A #8A9A49

analogous

#49629A #59499A #82499A

triadic

#59499A #9A5949 #499A59

tetradic

#59499A #9A4962 #8A9A49 #499A82

square

#59499A #9A4962 #8A9A49 #499A82

split-complementary

#59499A #9A8249 #629A49

monochromatic

#292247 #413570 #59499A #7869B8 #9D92CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#59499A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#59499A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59499A

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59499A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59499A	1.00	7.38	2.84	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26579D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#475A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59499a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 73, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.127 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7cb8',
    500: '#59499a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59499a;
$custom-light: #8c7cb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59499a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.852,
    "s": 35.683,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4629,
    "c": 0.12709,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59499A

secondary

#AEB788

accent

#CC5CB6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0911

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #59499A

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

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