What color is #593A79?

#593A79 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593A79?

The RGB value is 89, 58, 121: 89 red, 58 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593A79?

The complementary color is #5A793A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593A79 color

#593A79 rgb(89, 58, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593A79 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 22.7% green and 47.5% blue (89, 58, 121).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 35% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy (#583580), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#593A79 color codes

HEX	`#593A79`
RGB	`rgb(89, 58, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 22.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 35%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 52%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 52%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.71, 27.25, -30.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.71, 41.24, 311.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.083, 6.53, 18.867)`
Decimal	`5847673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593A79, 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 #593A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #593A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593a79; }
.text { color: #593a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 58 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593a79, #793a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #593A79?: #593A79 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593A79?: The RGB value is 89, 58, 121: 89 red, 58 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593A79?: The complementary color is #5A793A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.