Recognised as Colour
#590CA2
- #590CA2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#590CA2 is a violet with RGB values 89, 12, 162 and HSL 271°, 86%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#590CA2#590CA2
HEX#590CA2
RGBrgb(89, 12, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.0471, 0.6353
RGB percentages34.9%, 4.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(270.8, 86.2%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 92.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK45.1%, 92.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,835,938
CSS custom property--colour: #590CA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.5:1
Contrast with white10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#A6F35D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55A20C
Analogous#0E0CA2, #A20CA0
Triadic#A2590C, #0CA259
Split complementary#A0A20C, #0CA20E
Tetradic#A20E0C, #55A20C, #0CA0A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G12
B162
Red89 (34.9%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue270.8°
Saturation (HSL)86.21%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 0C · B A2
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