What color is #594367?

#594367 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594367?

The RGB value is 89, 67, 103: 89 red, 67 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594367?

The complementary color is #516743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594367?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594367 color

#594367 rgb(89, 67, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594367 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 26.3% green and 40.4% blue (89, 67, 103).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#594367 color codes

HEX	`#594367`
RGB	`rgb(89, 67, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 26.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.07, 17.04, -17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.07, 24.4, 314.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.575, 7.118, 13.751)`
Decimal	`5849959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594367, 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 #594367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #594367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594367; }
.text { color: #594367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 67 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594367, #674363); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594367?: #594367 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594367?: The RGB value is 89, 67, 103: 89 red, 67 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594367?: The complementary color is #516743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594367?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.