#59499D#59499D

#59499D is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.131 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59499D
RGB	rgb(89, 73, 157)
HSL	hsl(251, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.3%, 53.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.60, 28.14, -43.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.60, 51.97, 302.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% 0.0428 -0.1241)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.131 289)
XYZ	xyz(12.5865, 9.3228, 33.0281)
Luminance	0.0932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59499D #8D9D49

analogous

#49639D #59499D #83499D

triadic

#59499D #9D5949 #499D59

tetradic

#59499D #9D4963 #8D9D49 #499D83

square

#59499D #9D4963 #8D9D49 #499D83

split-complementary

#59499D #9D8349 #639D49

monochromatic

#2A2249 #413673 #59499D #796ABA #9E93CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#59499D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#59499D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59499D

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59499D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59499D	1.00	7.33	2.86	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2258A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23549B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#455B6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59499d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 73, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.131 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7cba',
    500: '#59499d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59499d;
$custom-light: #8c7cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59499d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.429,
    "s": 36.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46494,
    "c": 0.13132,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.09323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59499D

secondary

#B0B989

accent

#CD5BB7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #59499D

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

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