Close to Medium Blue
#591BEC
#591BEC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 10.6% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 85% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #591BEC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.52:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.79:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.52:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.79:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #591BEC as they’d see it.
#591BEC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #591BEC
What color is #591BEC?
#591BEC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 10.6% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 85% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #591BEC in RGB?
#591BEC is rgb(89, 27, 236): 89 red, 27 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #591BEC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(62, 89, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #591BEC?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #591BEC?
Its complement #405D00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.