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#591e59 color: Purple Velour

#591e59 is rgb(89, 30, 89) in RGB and oklch(35.054% 0.11717 327.72) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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300°
100%

35.1%
0.117
328°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.75:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #591e59

#591e59 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.1% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 328°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.97:1 contrast and black text 1.75:1, 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: #591e59 mixed with white

  1. 591e59
  2. 693469
  3. 7a4979
  4. 8a5f89
  5. 9b7499
  6. ab8aaa
  7. bca1ba
  8. ccb8cb
  9. ddcfdc
  10. eee7ee

Darker: #591e59 mixed with black

  1. 591e59
  2. 4c194c
  3. 401340
  4. 340e34
  5. 280928
  6. 1d051d
  7. 130313
  8. 090109
  9. 030003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #591e59 with less saturation

  1. 591e59
  2. 562256
  3. 542653
  4. 512950
  5. 4e2c4d
  6. 4b2f4a
  7. 483247
  8. 453444
  9. 423641
  10. 3e393e

Questions about #591e59

What color is #591e59?

#591e59 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(89, 30, 89), in HSL hsl(300, 49.58%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.054% 0.11717 327.72).

What colors go well with #591e59?

The complementary color of #591e59 is #004a0f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #43286f and #67173b. The triadic partners are #4e3600 and #004550.

Is white or black text more readable on #591e59?

White text reads better on #591e59: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and black gives 1.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #591e59 a warm or cool color?

#591e59 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 328 degrees, its lightness 35.1% and its chroma 0.117.