What color is #593569?

#593569 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Purple Protégé?

The RGB value is 89, 53, 105: 89 red, 53 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Purple Protégé?

The complementary color is #456935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593569?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Purple Protégé color: hex code #593569

#593569 rgb(89, 53, 105)

Shades of purple

Purple Protégé has the hex code #593569. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 20.8% green and 41.2% blue (89, 53, 105).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

Purple Protégé (#593569) color codes

HEX	`#593569`
RGB	`rgb(89, 53, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 20.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 50%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 50%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.62, 26.28, -24.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.62, 35.67, 317.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.942, 5.69, 14.042)`
Decimal	`5846377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Purple Protégé, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #593569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #593569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593569; }
.text { color: #593569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 53 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593569, #69355f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #593569 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #593569?: #593569 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Purple Protégé?: The RGB value is 89, 53, 105: 89 red, 53 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Purple Protégé?: The complementary color is #456935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593569?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.