What color is #593771?

#593771 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593771?

The RGB value is 89, 55, 113: 89 red, 55 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593771?

The complementary color is #4F7137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593771 color

#593771 rgb(89, 55, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593771 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 21.6% green and 44.3% blue (89, 55, 113).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 35% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#593771 color codes

HEX	`#593771`
RGB	`rgb(89, 55, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 21.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 35%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 51%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.53, 27.03, -27.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.53, 38.76, 314.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.466, 6.049, 16.341)`
Decimal	`5846897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593771, 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 #593771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #593771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593771; }
.text { color: #593771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 55 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593771, #71376c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #593771?: #593771 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593771?: The RGB value is 89, 55, 113: 89 red, 55 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593771?: The complementary color is #4F7137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.