Recognised as Colour
#591FB2
- #591FB2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#591FB2 is a violet with RGB values 89, 31, 178 and HSL 264°, 70%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#591FB2#591FB2
HEX#591FB2
RGBrgb(89, 31, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1216, 0.698
RGB percentages34.9%, 12.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(263.7, 70.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 82.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK50%, 82.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,840,818
CSS custom property--colour: #591FB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#A6E04D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#78B21F
Analogous#1F2EB2, #A31FB2
Triadic#B2591F, #1FB259
Split complementary#B2A31F, #2EB21F
Tetradic#B21F2E, #78B21F, #1FB2A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G31
B178
Red89 (34.9%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue263.67°
Saturation (HSL)70.33%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 1F · B B2
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