What color is #594357?

#594357 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 #594357?

The RGB value is 89, 67, 87: 89 red, 67 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594357?

The complementary color is #435945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594357 color

#594357 rgb(89, 67, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594357 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 26.3% green and 34.1% blue (89, 67, 87).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#594357 color codes

HEX	`#594357`
RGB	`rgb(89, 67, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 26.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.41, 13.37, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.41, 15.71, 328.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.847, 6.826, 9.919)`
Decimal	`5849943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594357, 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 #594357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #594357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594357; }
.text { color: #594357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 67 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594357, #59434c); }

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Questions

What color is #594357?: #594357 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 #594357?: The RGB value is 89, 67, 87: 89 red, 67 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594357?: The complementary color is #435945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.