What color is #593B58?

#593B58 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593B58?

The RGB value is 89, 59, 88: 89 red, 59 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593B58?

The complementary color is #3B593C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593B58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593B58 color

#593B58 rgb(89, 59, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593B58 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 23.1% green and 34.5% blue (89, 59, 88).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#593B58 color codes

HEX	`#593B58`
RGB	`rgb(89, 59, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 23.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.3, 18.66, -12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.3, 22.24, 327.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.445, 5.957, 9.988)`
Decimal	`5847896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593B58, 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 #593B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #593B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593b58; }
.text { color: #593b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 59 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593b58, #593b49); }

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Questions

What color is #593B58?: #593B58 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593B58?: The RGB value is 89, 59, 88: 89 red, 59 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593B58?: The complementary color is #3B593C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593B58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.