What color is #593C5F?

#593C5F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593C5F?

The RGB value is 89, 60, 95: 89 red, 60 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593C5F?

The complementary color is #425F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593C5F color

#593C5F rgb(89, 60, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593C5F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 23.5% green and 37.3% blue (89, 60, 95).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#593C5F color codes

HEX	`#593C5F`
RGB	`rgb(89, 60, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 23.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 37%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 37%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.87, 19.59, -15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.87, 25.13, 321.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.801, 6.182, 11.607)`
Decimal	`5848159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593C5F, 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 #593C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #593C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593c5f; }
.text { color: #593c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 60 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593c5f, #5f3c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #593C5F?: #593C5F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593C5F?: The RGB value is 89, 60, 95: 89 red, 60 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593C5F?: The complementary color is #425F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.