What color is #593B77?

#593B77 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593B77?

The RGB value is 89, 59, 119: 89 red, 59 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593B77?

The complementary color is #59773B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593B77 color

#593B77 rgb(89, 59, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593B77 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 23.1% green and 46.7% blue (89, 59, 119).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 34% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#593B77 color codes

HEX	`#593B77`
RGB	`rgb(89, 59, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 23.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 34%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.84, 26.11, -29.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.84, 39.4, 311.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.013, 6.584, 18.245)`
Decimal	`5847927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593B77, 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 #593B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #593B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593b77; }
.text { color: #593b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 59 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593b77, #773b77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #593B77?: #593B77 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593B77?: The RGB value is 89, 59, 119: 89 red, 59 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593B77?: The complementary color is #59773B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.