#59517C#59517C

#59517C is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.069 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59517C
RGB	rgb(89, 81, 124)
HSL	hsl(251, 21%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(251, 35%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 34.7%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 13.57, -23.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 26.85, 300.36°)
OKLab	oklab(46.1% 0.026 -0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(46.1% 0.069 292)
XYZ	xyz(10.6995, 9.4638, 20.3279)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59517C #747C51

analogous

#515E7C #59517C #6F517C

triadic

#59517C #7C5951 #517C59

tetradic

#59517C #7C515E #747C51 #517C6F

square

#59517C #7C515E #747C51 #517C6F

split-complementary

#59517C #7C6F51 #5E7C51

monochromatic

#242132 #3E3957 #59517C #756C9F #9891B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#59517C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#59517C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59517C

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59517C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59517C	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46577E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46567B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515861

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59517c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 81, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.069 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8981a2',
    500: '#59517c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59517c;
$custom-light: #8981a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59517c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.163,
    "s": 20.976,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46097,
    "c": 0.06937,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.09464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59517C

secondary

#9EA485

accent

#BE6AAE

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EEF3

border

#CBC9CD

text

#0B0A0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #59517C

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

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