What color is #594773?

#594773 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 #594773?

The RGB value is 89, 71, 115: 89 red, 71 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594773?

The complementary color is #617347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594773?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594773 color

#594773 rgb(89, 71, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594773 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 27.8% green and 45.1% blue (89, 71, 115).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#594773 color codes

HEX	`#594773`
RGB	`rgb(89, 71, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 27.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 38%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, 17.52, -22.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 28.51, 307.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.467, 7.868, 17.236)`
Decimal	`5850995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594773, 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 #594773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #594773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594773; }
.text { color: #594773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 71 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594773, #6f4773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #594773?: #594773 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 #594773?: The RGB value is 89, 71, 115: 89 red, 71 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594773?: The complementary color is #617347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594773?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.