What color is #593D5D?

#593D5D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #593D5D?

The RGB value is 89, 61, 93: 89 red, 61 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #593D5D?

The complementary color is #415D3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #593D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#593D5D color

#593D5D rgb(89, 61, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #593D5D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 23.9% green and 36.5% blue (89, 61, 93).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#593D5D color codes

HEX	`#593D5D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 61, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 23.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 34%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.04, 18.5, -14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.04, 23.32, 322.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.764, 6.252, 11.152)`
Decimal	`5848413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #593D5D, 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 #593D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#593D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #593D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #593d5d; }
.text { color: #593d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #593d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 61 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #593d5d, #5d3d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #593D5D?: #593D5D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #593D5D?: The RGB value is 89, 61, 93: 89 red, 61 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #593D5D?: The complementary color is #415D3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #593D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.