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Recognised as Colour

#592FA3

  • #592FA3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#592FA3 is a violet with RGB values 89, 47, 163 and HSL 262°, 55%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#592FA3#592FA3
HEX#592FA3
RGBrgb(89, 47, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1843, 0.6392
RGB percentages34.9%, 18.4%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(261.7, 55.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 71.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK45.4%, 71.2%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,844,899
CSS custom property--colour: #592FA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#A6D05C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#444C65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9Indigo · ΔE 13Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Navy · ΔE 20.6Midnight blue · ΔE 21.3Dark blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79A32F
Analogous#2F3FA3, #932FA3
Triadic#A3592F, #2FA359
Split complementary#A3932F, #3FA32F
Tetradic#A32F3F, #79A32F, #2FA393

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8B4EA
Lighter +30%#AA8DDE
Lighter +20%#8D65D3
Lighter +10%#703EC7
Darker −10%#43247B
Darker −20%#2E1854
Darker −30%#180D2C
Darker −40%#030105
More saturated +25%#5215BD
Less saturated −25%#604989

Channel breakdown

R89
G47
B163
Red89 (34.9%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue261.72°
Saturation (HSL)55.24%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 2F · B A3

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