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#590DBD

#590dbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#590dbd is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 5.1% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.91% cyan, 93.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 265.91°, with 87.13% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.28.

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Relative luminance0.0609

Complementary

  1. #590dbd
  2. #71bd0d

Split complementary

  1. #590dbd
  2. #bdb10d
  3. #19bd0d

Analogous

  1. #0d19bd
  2. #590dbd
  3. #b10dbd

Triadic

  1. #590dbd
  2. #bd590d
  3. #0dbd59

Tetradic

  1. #590dbd
  2. #bd0d71
  3. #71bd0d
  4. #0dbd59

Square

  1. #590dbd
  2. #bd0d19
  3. #71bd0d
  4. #0dbdb1

Monochromatic

  1. #16032e
  2. #370875
  3. #590dbd
  4. #7e26f0
  5. #a86ef5

Shades

#590dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #590dbd
  2. #500caa
  3. #470a97
  4. #3e0984
  5. #350871
  6. #2d075f
  7. #24054c
  8. #1b0439
  9. #120326
  10. #090113
  11. #000000

Tints

#590dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #590dbd
  2. #6a25c4
  3. #7a3dca
  4. #8b56d1
  5. #9b6ed7
  6. #ac86de
  7. #bd9ee5
  8. #cdb6eb
  9. #decff2
  10. #eee7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#590dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #590dbd
  2. #5d19b7
  3. #6124b1
  4. #6530ab
  5. #693ba5
  6. #6d479f
  7. #705298
  8. #745e92
  9. #78698c
  10. #7c7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e3786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #344b6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #463b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-590dbd {
  color: #590dbd;
}
Background
.bg-590dbd {
  background-color: #590dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-590dbd {
  border: 2px solid #590dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #590dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 13 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-590dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #590dbd, #b10dbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-590dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 13 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.28 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.63 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.83 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.96 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.01 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.14 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.22 #a6f242 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#590dbd  rgb(89, 13, 189)  hsl(266, 87%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#71bd0d  rgb(113, 189, 13)  hsl(86, 87%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bd590d  rgb(189, 89, 13)  hsl(26, 87%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0dbd59  rgb(13, 189, 89)  hsl(146, 87%, 40%)  Emerald