What color is #59175B?

#59175B is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59175B?

The RGB value is 89, 23, 91: 89 red, 23 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59175B?

The complementary color is #195B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59175B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59175B color

#59175B rgb(89, 23, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #59175B is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 9% green and 35.7% blue (89, 23, 91).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 60% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#59175B color codes

HEX	`#59175B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 23, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 60%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 75%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.92, 39.07, -25.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.92, 46.69, 326.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.314, 3.492, 10.237)`
Decimal	`5838683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59175B, 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 #59175B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59175B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #59175B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59175b; }
.text { color: #59175b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59175b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 23 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59175b, #5b173b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #59175B?: #59175B is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59175B?: The RGB value is 89, 23, 91: 89 red, 23 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59175B?: The complementary color is #195B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59175B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.