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#591ABE

#591abe ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#591abe is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 10.2% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.16% cyan, 86.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 263.05°, with 75.93% saturation and 42.35% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.69.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0658

Complementary

  1. #591abe
  2. #7fbe1a

Split complementary

  1. #591abe
  2. #beab1a
  3. #2dbe1a

Analogous

  1. #1a2dbe
  2. #591abe
  3. #ab1abe

Triadic

  1. #591abe
  2. #be591a
  3. #1abe59

Tetradic

  1. #591abe
  2. #be1a7f
  3. #7fbe1a
  4. #1abe59

Square

  1. #591abe
  2. #be1a2d
  3. #7fbe1a
  4. #1abeab

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0837
  2. #39117b
  3. #591abe
  4. #7f40e5
  5. #ac83ee

Shades

#591abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #591abe
  2. #5017ab
  3. #471598
  4. #3e1285
  5. #351072
  6. #2d0d5f
  7. #240a4c
  8. #1b0839
  9. #120526
  10. #090313
  11. #000000

Tints

#591abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #591abe
  2. #6a31c5
  3. #7a48cb
  4. #8b5fd2
  5. #9b76d8
  6. #ac8ddf
  7. #bda3e5
  8. #cdbaec
  9. #ded1f2
  10. #eee8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#591abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #591abe
  2. #5d24b8
  3. #612eb2
  4. #6539ab
  5. #6943a5
  6. #6d4d9f
  7. #705799
  8. #746193
  9. #786c8c
  10. #7c7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #503b88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #334f71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #454096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-591abe {
  color: #591abe;
}
Background
.bg-591abe {
  background-color: #591abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-591abe {
  border: 2px solid #591abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #591abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 26 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-591abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #591abe, #ab1abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-591abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 26 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.69 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.26 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.43 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.57 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.15 #a6e541 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#591abe  rgb(89, 26, 190)  hsl(263, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#7fbe1a  rgb(127, 190, 26)  hsl(83, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green
#be591a  rgb(190, 89, 26)  hsl(23, 76%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#1abe59  rgb(26, 190, 89)  hsl(143, 76%, 42%)  Emerald