What color is #593462?

#593462 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 #593462?

The RGB value is 89, 52, 98: 89 red, 52 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593462?

The complementary color is #3D6234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593462 color

#593462 rgb(89, 52, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593462 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 20.4% green and 38.4% blue (89, 52, 98).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 31% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#593462 color codes

HEX	`#593462`
RGB	`rgb(89, 52, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 20.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 31%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 47%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 47%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.01, 25.25, -20.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.01, 32.56, 320.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.552, 5.462, 12.209)`
Decimal	`5846114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593462, 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 #593462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #593462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593462; }
.text { color: #593462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 52 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593462, #623454); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #593462?: #593462 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 #593462?: The RGB value is 89, 52, 98: 89 red, 52 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593462?: The complementary color is #3D6234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.