#595261#595261

#595261 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.026 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595261
RGB	rgb(89, 82, 97)
HSL	hsl(268, 8%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(268, 15%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 15.5%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 6.11, -7.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 9.79, 308.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.08% 0.0152 -0.0206)
OKLCH	oklch(45.08% 0.026 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.2944, 9.0215, 12.5586)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595261 #5A6152

analogous

#525261 #595261 #605261

triadic

#595261 #615952 #526159

tetradic

#595261 #615252 #5A6152 #526160

square

#595261 #615252 #5A6152 #526160

split-complementary

#595261 #616052 #526152

monochromatic

#1C1A1F #3B3640 #595261 #776E82 #968E9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#595261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#595261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595261

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595261	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505462

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515561

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#585457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 82, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.026 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88828d',
    500: '#595261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595261;
$custom-light: #88828d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268,
    "s": 8.38,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45081,
    "c": 0.02561,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595261

secondary

#888E80

accent

#B17696

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #595261

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

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