What color is #593C50?

#593C50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593C50?

The RGB value is 89, 60, 80: 89 red, 60 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593C50?

The complementary color is #3C5945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593C50 color

#593C50 rgb(89, 60, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593C50 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 23.5% green and 31.4% blue (89, 60, 80).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#593C50 color codes

HEX	`#593C50`
RGB	`rgb(89, 60, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 23.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.25, 16.37, -6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.25, 17.79, 336.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.184, 5.935, 8.355)`
Decimal	`5848144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593C50, 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 #593C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #593C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593c50; }
.text { color: #593c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 60 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593c50, #593c41); }

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Questions

What color is #593C50?: #593C50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593C50?: The RGB value is 89, 60, 80: 89 red, 60 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593C50?: The complementary color is #3C5945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.