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#591e56 color: Purple Velour

#591e56 is rgb(89, 30, 86) in RGB and oklch(34.875% 0.11434 329.756) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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303°
100%

34.9%
0.114
330°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #591e56

#591e56 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.9% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.04:1 contrast and black text 1.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581a57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #591e56 mixed with white

  1. 591e56
  2. 693466
  3. 7a4976
  4. 8a5f86
  5. 9b7497
  6. ab8aa8
  7. bca1b9
  8. ccb8ca
  9. ddcfdb
  10. eee7ed

Darker: #591e56 mixed with black

  1. 591e56
  2. 4c194a
  3. 40133e
  4. 340e32
  5. 280927
  6. 1d051c
  7. 130312
  8. 090108
  9. 030002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #591e56 with less saturation

  1. 591e56
  2. 562253
  3. 542651
  4. 51294e
  5. 4e2c4b
  6. 4b2f48
  7. 483146
  8. 453443
  9. 413640
  10. 3e383d

Questions about #591e56

What color is #591e56?

#591e56 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(89, 30, 86), in HSL hsl(303.05, 49.58%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.875% 0.11434 329.756).

What colors go well with #591e56?

The complementary color of #591e56 is #004914. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #44286c and #661738. The triadic partners are #4c3700 and #004551.

Is white or black text more readable on #591e56?

White text reads better on #591e56: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and black gives 1.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #591e56 a warm or cool color?

#591e56 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 330 degrees, its lightness 34.9% and its chroma 0.114.