Recognised as Colour

#591ECD

#591ECD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#591ECD is a violet with RGB values 89, 30, 205 and HSL 260°, 74%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#591ECD#591ECD

HEX#591ECD

RGBrgb(89, 30, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1176, 0.8039

RGB percentages34.9%, 11.8%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(260.2, 74.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 85.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK56.6%, 85.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,840,589

CSS custom property--colour: #591ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1

Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#A6E132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#21577Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12 Medium blue · ΔE 15.9 Dark violet · ΔE 16.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1 Dark blue · ΔE 24.2 Navy · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#92CD1E

Analogous#1E3ACD, #B11ECD

Triadic#CD591E, #1ECD59

Split complementary#CDB11E, #3ACD1E

Tetradic#CD1E3A, #92CD1E, #1ECDB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3C1F6

Lighter +30%#B395EF

Lighter +20%#9468E9

Lighter +10%#743CE2

Darker −10%#4617A1

Darker −20%#321174

Darker −30%#1F0A48

Darker −40%#0C041B

More saturated +25%#4F01EA

Less saturated −25%#633BB0

Channel breakdown

R89

G30

B205

Red89 (34.9%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue260.23°

Saturation (HSL)74.47%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 1E · B CD

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Colour values

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