Recognised as Colour

#592AB2

#592AB2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#592AB2 is a violet with RGB values 89, 42, 178 and HSL 261°, 62%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#592AB2

RGBrgb(89, 42, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1647, 0.698

RGB percentages34.9%, 16.5%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(260.7, 61.8%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 76.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK50%, 76.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,843,634

CSS custom property--colour: #592AB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1

Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#A6D54D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3B506Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 15.6 Dark blue · ΔE 17.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19 Navy · ΔE 19.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83B22A

Analogous#2A3FB2, #9D2AB2

Triadic#B2592A, #2AB259

Split complementary#B29D2A, #3FB22A

Tetradic#B22A3F, #83B22A, #2AB29D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCB9EF

Lighter +30%#AD90E5

Lighter +20%#8F67DB

Lighter +10%#713ED1

Darker −10%#442089

Darker −20%#30175F

Darker −30%#1B0D36

Darker −40%#06030D

More saturated +25%#510ECE

Less saturated −25%#614596

Channel breakdown

R89

G42

B178

Red89 (34.9%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue260.74°

Saturation (HSL)61.82%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 2A · B B2

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