Recognised as Colour
#591FA7
- #591FA7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#591FA7 is a violet with RGB values 89, 31, 167 and HSL 266°, 69%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#591FA7#591FA7
HEX#591FA7
RGBrgb(89, 31, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1216, 0.6549
RGB percentages34.9%, 12.2%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(265.6, 68.7%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 81.4%, 65.5%)
CMYK46.7%, 81.4%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,840,807
CSS custom property--colour: #591FA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#A6E058
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6DA71F
Analogous#1F29A7, #9D1FA7
Triadic#A7591F, #1FA759
Split complementary#A79D1F, #29A71F
Tetradic#A71F29, #6DA71F, #1FA79D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G31
B167
Red89 (34.9%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue265.59°
Saturation (HSL)68.69%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 1F · B A7
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