#595161#595161

#595161 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.028 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595161
RGB	rgb(89, 81, 97)
HSL	hsl(270, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(270, 16%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.74, 6.73, -8.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.74, 10.53, 309.77°)
OKLab	oklab(44.86% 0.0169 -0.0218)
OKLCH	oklch(44.86% 0.028 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.2195, 8.8718, 12.5337)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595161 #596151

analogous

#515161 #595161 #615161

triadic

#595161 #615951 #516159

tetradic

#595161 #615151 #596151 #516161

square

#595161 #615151 #596151 #516161

split-complementary

#595161 #616151 #516151

monochromatic

#1C191E #3A3540 #595161 #786D82 #968DA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#595161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#595161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595161

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595161	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5462

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505460

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#585356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 81, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.028 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88818d',
    500: '#595161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595161;
$custom-light: #88818d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 8.989,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44856,
    "c": 0.02758,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595161

secondary

#878E7F

accent

#B27694

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #595161

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

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