What color is #593257?

#593257 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593257?

The RGB value is 89, 50, 87: 89 red, 50 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593257?

The complementary color is #325934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593257 color

#593257 rgb(89, 50, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593257 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 19.6% green and 34.1% blue (89, 50, 87).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#593257 color codes

HEX	`#593257`
RGB	`rgb(89, 50, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 19.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 44%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27, 24.05, -14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27, 28.33, 328.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.981, 5.094, 9.63)`
Decimal	`5845591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593257, 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 #593257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #593257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593257; }
.text { color: #593257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 50 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593257, #593243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #593257?: #593257 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593257?: The RGB value is 89, 50, 87: 89 red, 50 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593257?: The complementary color is #325934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.