What color is #59345A?

#59345A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59345A?

The RGB value is 89, 52, 90: 89 red, 52 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59345A?

The complementary color is #355A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59345A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59345A color

#59345A rgb(89, 52, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #59345A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 20.4% green and 35.3% blue (89, 52, 90).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#59345A color codes

HEX	`#59345A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 52, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 20.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 42%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 42%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.62, 23.46, -15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.62, 28.38, 325.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.193, 5.318, 10.319)`
Decimal	`5846106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59345A, 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 #59345A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59345A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #59345A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59345a; }
.text { color: #59345a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59345a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 52 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59345a, #5a3448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #59345A?: #59345A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59345A?: The RGB value is 89, 52, 90: 89 red, 52 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59345A?: The complementary color is #355A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59345A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.