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Recognised as Colour

#591FC4

  • #591FC4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#591FC4 is a violet with RGB values 89, 31, 196 and HSL 261°, 73%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#591FC4#591FC4
HEX#591FC4
RGBrgb(89, 31, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1216, 0.7686
RGB percentages34.9%, 12.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(261.1, 72.7%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 84.2%, 76.9%)
CMYK54.6%, 84.2%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,840,836
CSS custom property--colour: #591FC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#A6E03B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#2C5375no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.7Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Medium blue · ΔE 19.6Dark blue · ΔE 20.9Navy · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AC41F
Analogous#1F37C4, #AC1FC4
Triadic#C4591F, #1FC459
Split complementary#C4AC1F, #37C41F
Tetradic#C41F37, #8AC41F, #1FC4AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFBBF4
Lighter +30%#B08FED
Lighter +20%#9163E6
Lighter +10%#7237DF
Darker −10%#451898
Darker −20%#31116C
Darker −30%#1D0A40
Darker −40%#090314
More saturated +25%#5103E0
Less saturated −25%#613BA8

Channel breakdown

R89
G31
B196
Red89 (34.9%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue261.09°
Saturation (HSL)72.69%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 1F · B C4

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