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#591FBB closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears

#591FBB is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 12.2% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(89, 31, 187)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 72% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 52% cyan, 83% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #591FBB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.98:1.

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Variations of #591FBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#591FBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#591FBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #591FBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0046B8
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004CBF
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0043BD
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0046B8
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #003DB9
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #354F70
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #50389E
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #494949
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4D4174

#591FBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.98:1 Very good#591FBB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.34:1 Very poor#591FBB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#591FBB in CSS

/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #591FBB; }
.background { background-color: #591FBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #591FBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(89 31 187);
color: hsl(262 72% 43%);
color: oklch(0.433 0.217 291.0);

#591FBB FAQ

What color is #591FBB?

#591FBB is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #591FBB?

#591FBB is rgb(89, 31, 187) in RGB, hsl(262, 72%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(52%, 83%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #591FBB?

The complementary color of #591FBB is #81BB1F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #591FBB?

White text has the best contrast on #591FBB: 8.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #591FBB a warm or cool color?

#591FBB is a cool color.