What color is #591F5C?

#591F5C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #591F5C?

The RGB value is 89, 31, 92: 89 red, 31 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #591F5C?

The complementary color is #225C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #591F5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#591F5C color

#591F5C rgb(89, 31, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #591F5C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 12.2% green and 36.1% blue (89, 31, 92).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 50% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 66% 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 11.83:1).

#591F5C color codes

HEX	`#591F5C`
RGB	`rgb(89, 31, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 12.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 50%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 66%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 66%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.26, 35.68, -24.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.26, 43.06, 325.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.541, 3.877, 10.527)`
Decimal	`5840732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #591F5C, 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 #591F5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#591F5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #591F5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #591f5c; }
.text { color: #591f5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #591f5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 31 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #591f5c, #5c1f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #591F5C?: #591F5C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #591F5C?: The RGB value is 89, 31, 92: 89 red, 31 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #591F5C?: The complementary color is #225C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #591F5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.