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#59069D Color

#59069D is rgb(89, 6, 157) in RGB, hsl(273, 93%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 96%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#59069D
HEX#59069D
RGBrgb(89, 6, 157)
HSLhsl(273, 93%, 32%)
HSVhsv(273, 96%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 96%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(38.8% 0.203 300.1)
LABlab(24.94% 52.41 -62.35)
LCHlch(24.94% 81.45 310.05)

What #59069D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #59069D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#59069D Channel Values

How #59069D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 89 · G 6 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 93% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 96% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.84:1 vs white · 1.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #59069D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #59069D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #59069D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #59069D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #59069D.

How #59069D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#59069D
Protanopia#25259D
Protanomaly#401C9D
Deuteranopia#34349C
Deuteranomaly#46289D
Tritanopia#443B3B
Tritanomaly#4D2E70
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #59069D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-59069d: #59069D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #59069D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-59069d': '#59069D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.024, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_59069d">#59069D</color>
SVG fillfill="#59069D"

More Purple Colors

#59069D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#59069D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #59069D?

#59069D is a dark purple — rgb(89, 6, 157) in RGB and hsl(273, 93%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #59069D?

#59069D is rgb(89, 6, 157) — red 89, green 6, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #59069D?

#59069D converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 96%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #59069D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #59069D scores 10.84:1 against white and 1.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #59069D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #59069D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 11.02, which is visibly different.

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