#59009d

Color #59009d

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 12.31 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#59009d

RGB

rgb(89, 0, 157)

HSL

hsl(274, 100%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274, 100%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.3%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(25.44, 59.03, -61.85)

LCH

lch(25.44, 85.5, 313.66)

OKLCH

oklch(38.5%, 0.2053, 300.37)

HWB

hwb(274, 0%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#449d00

Analogous

#0a009d

#59009d

#9d0093

Triadic

#59009d

#9d5900

#009d59

Split-complementary

#59009d

#939d00

#009d0a

Tetradic

#59009d

#9d0044

#449d00

#009d59

Square

#59009d

#9d0a00

#449d00

#00939d

Shades

Color #59009d mixed toward black.

#4a0083

#3b0069

#2d004f

#1e0034

#0f001a

Tints

Color #59009d mixed toward white.

#7a00d8

#9914ff

#b34fff

#cc89ff

#e6c4ff

Tones

Color #59009d mixed toward gray.

#570d90

#561a83

#542776

#523469

#50415c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.91:1

White text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#43438a · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#474b85 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#577975 · ΔE 35.2

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 29.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #59009d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#59009d]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#59009d (#59009d) is rgb(89, 0, 157) in RGB.

No, #59009d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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