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#591BB3

#591bb3 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#591bb3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 10.59% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.28% cyan, 84.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 264.47°, with 73.79% saturation and 40.39% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 6.52.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #591bb3
  2. #75b31b

Split complementary

  1. #591bb3
  2. #b3a51b
  3. #29b31b

Analogous

  1. #1b29b3
  2. #591bb3
  3. #a51bb3

Triadic

  1. #591bb3
  2. #b3591b
  3. #1bb359

Tetradic

  1. #591bb3
  2. #b31b75
  3. #75b31b
  4. #1bb359

Square

  1. #591bb3
  2. #b31b29
  3. #75b31b
  4. #1bb3a5

Monochromatic

  1. #17072e
  2. #381171
  3. #591bb3
  4. #7e39e1
  5. #a97ceb

Shades

#591bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #591bb3
  2. #5018a1
  3. #47168f
  4. #3e137d
  5. #35106b
  6. #2d0e5a
  7. #240b48
  8. #1b0836
  9. #120524
  10. #090312
  11. #000000

Tints

#591bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #591bb3
  2. #6a32bb
  3. #7a49c2
  4. #8b5fca
  5. #9b76d1
  6. #ac8dd9
  7. #bda4e1
  8. #cdbbe8
  9. #ded1f0
  10. #eee8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#591bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #591bb3
  2. #5d25ae
  3. #612fa9
  4. #6539a4
  5. #69439f
  6. #6d4e9a
  7. #705894
  8. #74628f
  9. #786c8a
  10. #7c7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e3980 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b4a6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #023bb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1237b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #493c8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-591bb3 {
  color: #591bb3;
}
Background
.bg-591bb3 {
  background-color: #591bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-591bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #591bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #591bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 27 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-591bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #591bb3, #a51bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-591bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 27 179 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.52 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.78 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.15 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.13 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.69 #a6e44c Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#591bb3  rgb(89, 27, 179)  hsl(264, 74%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple
#75b31b  rgb(117, 179, 27)  hsl(84, 74%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b3591b  rgb(179, 89, 27)  hsl(24, 74%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#1bb359  rgb(27, 179, 89)  hsl(144, 74%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green