What color is #59355F?

#59355F 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 #59355F?

The RGB value is 89, 53, 95: 89 red, 53 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59355F?

The complementary color is #3B5F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59355F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59355F color

#59355F rgb(89, 53, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #59355F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 20.8% green and 37.3% blue (89, 53, 95).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% 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 10:1).

#59355F color codes

HEX	`#59355F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 53, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 20.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 44%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.11, 23.95, -18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.11, 30.25, 322.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.458, 5.497, 11.492)`
Decimal	`5846367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59355F, 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 #59355F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59355F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #59355F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59355f; }
.text { color: #59355f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59355f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 53 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59355f, #5f3550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #59355F?: #59355F 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 #59355F?: The RGB value is 89, 53, 95: 89 red, 53 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59355F?: The complementary color is #3B5F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59355F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.