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#592BE3 Color

#592BE3 is rgb(89, 43, 227) in RGB, hsl(255, 77%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 81%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), visibly different at ΔE 13.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#592BE3
HEX#592BE3
RGBrgb(89, 43, 227)
HSLhsl(255, 77%, 53%)
HSVhsv(255, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 81%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.25 283.3)
LABlab(35.22% 55.53 -86.63)
LCHlch(35.22% 102.90 302.66)

What #592BE3 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 #592BE3, 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.

#592BE3 Channel Values

How #592BE3 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 43 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 77% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.29:1 vs white · 2.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #592BE3 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 text7.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #592BE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #592BE3; 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 #592BE3

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #592BE3.

How #592BE3 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#592BE3
Protanopia#3636E3
Protanomaly#4732E3
Deuteranopia#3F3FE3
Deuteranomaly#4B38E3
Tritanopia#106060
Tritanomaly#3B50A5
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #592BE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-592be3: #592BE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #592BE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-592be3': '#592BE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.169, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_592be3">#592BE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#592BE3"

More Purple Colors

#592BE3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#592BE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #592BE3?

#592BE3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(89, 43, 227) in RGB and hsl(255, 77%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.48.

What is the RGB value of #592BE3?

#592BE3 is rgb(89, 43, 227) — red 89, green 43, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #592BE3?

#592BE3 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 81%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #592BE3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #592BE3 scores 7.29:1 against white and 2.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #592BE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #592BE3 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 14.34, which is visibly different.

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