#595172#595172

#595172 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.054 H 295.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595172
RGB	rgb(89, 81, 114)
HSL	hsl(255, 17%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(255, 29%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 28.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.41, 10.91, -17.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.41, 20.77, 301.68°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.023 -0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.054 295.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.0988, 9.2235, 17.1646)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595172 #6A7251

analogous

#515972 #595172 #695172

triadic

#595172 #725951 #517259

tetradic

#595172 #725159 #6A7251 #517269

square

#595172 #725159 #6A7251 #517269

split-complementary

#595172 #726951 #597251

monochromatic

#211E2A #3D384E #595172 #756B96 #968EAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#595172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#595172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595172

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595172	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)

#495673

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5571

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54565D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 81, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.054 295.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88819a',
    500: '#595172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595172;
$custom-light: #88819a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.545,
    "s": 16.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45601,
    "c": 0.0538,
    "h": 295.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595172

secondary

#969D82

accent

#BA6EA7

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#F0EEF2

border

#CBC9CC

text

#0B0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #595172

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

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