What color is #594862?

#594862 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594862?

The RGB value is 89, 72, 98: 89 red, 72 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594862?

The complementary color is #516248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594862?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594862 color

#594862 rgb(89, 72, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594862 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 28.2% green and 38.4% blue (89, 72, 98).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% 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 8.31:1).

#594862 color codes

HEX	`#594862`
RGB	`rgb(89, 72, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 28.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, 12.66, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 17.81, 315.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.641, 7.641, 12.572)`
Decimal	`5851234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594862, 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 #594862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #594862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594862; }
.text { color: #594862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 72 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594862, #62485e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594862?: #594862 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594862?: The RGB value is 89, 72, 98: 89 red, 72 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594862?: The complementary color is #516248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594862?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.