What color is #594463?

#594463 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594463?

The RGB value is 89, 68, 99: 89 red, 68 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594463?

The complementary color is #4E6344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594463 color

#594463 rgb(89, 68, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594463 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 26.7% green and 38.8% blue (89, 68, 99).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#594463 color codes

HEX	`#594463`
RGB	`rgb(89, 68, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 26.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 31%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.17, 15.44, -14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.17, 21.37, 316.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.439, 7.159, 12.739)`
Decimal	`5850211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594463, 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 #594463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #594463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594463; }
.text { color: #594463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 68 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594463, #63445d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594463?: #594463 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594463?: The RGB value is 89, 68, 99: 89 red, 68 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594463?: The complementary color is #4E6344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.