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#591b62 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#591b62 is rgb(89, 27, 98) in RGB and oklch(35.271% 0.13028 322.363) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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292°
100%

35.3%
0.130
322°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #591b62

#591b62 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.3% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.95:1 contrast and black text 1.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #591b62 mixed with white

  1. 591b62
  2. 693371
  3. 794881
  4. 8a5e90
  5. 9a74a0
  6. ab8aaf
  7. bba1bf
  8. ccb8cf
  9. ddcfdf
  10. eee7ef

Darker: #591b62 mixed with black

  1. 591b62
  2. 4c1654
  3. 401147
  4. 340c3a
  5. 28082d
  6. 1d0521
  7. 130216
  8. 09010b
  9. 030003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #591b62 with less saturation

  1. 591b62
  2. 56205e
  3. 54255b
  4. 512957
  5. 4e2c53
  6. 4b2f4f
  7. 48324b
  8. 453447
  9. 423743
  10. 3f393f

Questions about #591b62

What color is #591b62?

#591b62 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(89, 27, 98), in HSL hsl(292.39, 56.8%, 24.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.271% 0.13028 322.363).

What colors go well with #591b62?

The complementary color of #591b62 is #004a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #402778 and #691042. The triadic partners are #523500 and #00474d.

Is white or black text more readable on #591b62?

White text reads better on #591b62: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and black gives 1.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #591b62 a warm or cool color?

#591b62 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 35.3% and its chroma 0.13.