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#592df7

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: Blue

RGB
89, 45, 247
HSL
253°, 93%, 57%
CMYK
64, 82, 0, 3
Luminance
0.1072

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #592df7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#592df7
Hue
253°
blue
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
40%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1072
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
76/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
6.68:1
Closest name
Blue
ΔE2000 6.4
Where it sits
Hue253° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness57%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool76% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#592df7
RGBrgb(89, 45, 247)
HSLhsl(253, 93%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 82%, 0%, 3%)
LABlab(39.1 68.8 -91.9)
LCHlch(39.1 114.8 306.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.506 0.270 280.7)
Decimal5844471
Display P3color(display-p3 0.349 0.176 0.969)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #592df7;
background-color: #592df7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#592df7] bg-[#592df7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #592df7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.349, green: 0.176, blue: 0.969)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#592df7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF592DF7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(247, 45, 89)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #592df7 · 6.68:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.68:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.14:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #592df7 as text scores 6.68:1 on white and 3.14:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#592df7 on white: 6.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#592df7 on black: 3.14:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0063FC
deuteranopia · #0054F4
tritanopia · #006D95

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #592df7 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4F2FD
#E9E4FB
#CEC2F9
#AA93FB
#7F5DF9
#592df7
#3A09EC
#3107C5
#27069D
#200971
#140647
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F4F2FDDarkest = 950 · #140647
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4F2FD;
  --brand-100: #E9E4FB;
  --brand-200: #CEC2F9;
  --brand-300: #AA93FB;
  --brand-400: #7F5DF9;
  --brand-500: #592df7;
  --brand-600: #3A09EC;
  --brand-700: #3107C5;
  --brand-800: #27069D;
  --brand-900: #200971;
  --brand-950: #140647;
  --brand: #592df7;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #592df7

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F6F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#CAC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5C4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#C8C304
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1E057B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECE6FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#171424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #592df7

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#CBF72D
Analogous left#2D66F7
Analogous right#BE2DF7
Split-complement 1#F7BE2D
Split-complement 2#66F72D
Triadic 1#F7592D
Triadic 2#2DF759
Tetradic#F72D66

RGB percentages

Red34.9%
Green17.6%
Blue96.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan64.0%
Magenta81.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#592df7 text on a black background

contrast 3.14:1

Card sample

#592df7 text on a white background

contrast 6.68:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #592df7;
Background color
Panel with #592df7 background
background-color: #592df7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #592df7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(89, 45, 247, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(89, 45, 247, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #592df7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #592df7, #E02DF7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #592df7

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#592df7 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#592df7, answered

What color is #592df7?

#592df7 is a balanced electric blue, closest to Blue (ΔE2000 6.4). It sits at 253° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #592df7?

rgb(89, 45, 247) — 89 red, 45 green and 247 blue out of 255, or 34.9% / 17.6% / 96.9% by channel.

Is #592df7 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1072 and perceived brightness is 40%, so white text on it reaches 6.68:1.

Should I use black or white text on #592df7?

White. It scores 6.68:1 against #592df7, versus 3.14:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #592df7?

#CBF72D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F7BE2D and #66F72D, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #592df7?

For interface work: #F6F4FA as the surface, #CAC0ED for borders, #5C4B9B for secondary text, #C8C304 as an accent and #1E057B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #2D66F7 and #BE2DF7 stays calm, while #CBF72D is the loudest partner.

What is #592df7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(64%, 82%, 0%, 3%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #592df7 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 76 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A32DF7; nudged cooler, #2B46F9.

Work with #592df7 in the Color Lab