What color is #594372?

#594372 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594372?

The RGB value is 89, 67, 114: 89 red, 67 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594372?

The complementary color is #5C7243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594372 color

#594372 rgb(89, 67, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594372 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 26.3% green and 44.7% blue (89, 67, 114).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 26% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#594372 color codes

HEX	`#594372`
RGB	`rgb(89, 67, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 26.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 26%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 41%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.6, 19.8, -23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.6, 30.8, 310)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.164, 7.353, 16.853)`
Decimal	`5849970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594372, 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 #594372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #594372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594372; }
.text { color: #594372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 67 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594372, #704372); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #594372?: #594372 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594372?: The RGB value is 89, 67, 114: 89 red, 67 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594372?: The complementary color is #5C7243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.