What color is #591B66?

#591B66 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #591B66?

The RGB value is 89, 27, 102: 89 red, 27 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #591B66?

The complementary color is #28661B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #591B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#591B66 color

#591B66 rgb(89, 27, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #591B66 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 10.6% green and 40% blue (89, 27, 102).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 58% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#591B66 color codes

HEX	`#591B66`
RGB	`rgb(89, 27, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 10.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 58%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 74%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 74%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.23, 39.59, -30.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.23, 50.11, 322.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.91, 3.867, 12.95)`
Decimal	`5839718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #591B66, 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 #591B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#591B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #591B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #591b66; }
.text { color: #591b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #591b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 27 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #591b66, #661b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #591B66?: #591B66 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #591B66?: The RGB value is 89, 27, 102: 89 red, 27 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #591B66?: The complementary color is #28661B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #591B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.