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#590D82 Color

#590D82 is rgb(89, 13, 130) in RGB, hsl(279, 82%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 90%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (#4B0082), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.85. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#590D82
HEX#590D82
RGBrgb(89, 13, 130)
HSLhsl(279, 82%, 28%)
HSVhsv(279, 90%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 90%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(36.6% 0.175 308.7)
LABlab(23.22% 46.31 -48.43)
LCHlch(23.22% 67.01 313.72)

What #590D82 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #590D82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#590D82 Channel Values

How #590D82 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 89 · G 13 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 82% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 90% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.64:1 vs white · 1.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #590D82 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #590D82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #590D82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #590D82

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #590D82.

How #590D82 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#590D82
Protanopia#272782
Protanomaly#411F82
Deuteranopia#353581
Deuteranomaly#462A82
Tritanopia#4C3232
Tritanomaly#51275D
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #590D82 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-590d82: #590D82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #590D82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-590d82': '#590D82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.051, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_590d82">#590D82</color>
SVG fillfill="#590D82"

More Purple Colors

#590D82 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#590D82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #590D82?

#590D82 is a dark purple — rgb(89, 13, 130) in RGB and hsl(279, 82%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (#4B0082), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #590D82?

#590D82 is rgb(89, 13, 130) — red 89, green 13, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #590D82?

#590D82 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 90%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #590D82 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #590D82 scores 11.64:1 against white and 1.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #590D82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #590D82 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 6.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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