What color is #59294F?

#59294F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59294F?

The RGB value is 89, 41, 79: 89 red, 41 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59294F?

The complementary color is #295933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59294F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59294F color

#59294F rgb(89, 41, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #59294F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 16.1% green and 31% blue (89, 41, 79).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#59294F color codes

HEX	`#59294F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 41, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 16.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 54%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.56, 27.78, -13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.56, 30.86, 334.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.324, 4.275, 7.888)`
Decimal	`5843279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59294F, 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 #59294F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59294F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #59294F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59294f; }
.text { color: #59294f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59294f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 41 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59294f, #592937); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #59294F?: #59294F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59294F?: The RGB value is 89, 41, 79: 89 red, 41 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59294F?: The complementary color is #295933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59294F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.