Recognised as Colour
#59008B
- #59008B
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#59008B is a violet with RGB values 89, 0, 139 and HSL 278°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#59008B#59008B
HEX#59008B
RGBrgb(89, 0, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0, 0.5451
RGB percentages34.9%, 0%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(278.4, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK36%, 100%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,832,843
CSS custom property--colour: #59008B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#A6FF74
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#328B00
Analogous#13008B, #8B0078
Triadic#8B5900, #008B59
Split complementary#778B00, #008B14
Tetradic#8B1400, #328B00, #00778B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G0
B139
Red89 (34.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue278.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 00 · B 8B
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