What color is #594973?

#594973 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 #594973?

The RGB value is 89, 73, 115: 89 red, 73 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594973?

The complementary color is #637349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594973?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594973 color

#594973 rgb(89, 73, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594973 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 28.6% green and 45.1% blue (89, 73, 115).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#594973 color codes

HEX	`#594973`
RGB	`rgb(89, 73, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 28.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 37%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.25, 16.25, -21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.25, 27.07, 306.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.596, 8.127, 17.279)`
Decimal	`5851507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594973, 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 #594973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #594973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594973; }
.text { color: #594973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 73 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594973, #6e4973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #594973?: #594973 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 #594973?: The RGB value is 89, 73, 115: 89 red, 73 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594973?: The complementary color is #637349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594973?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.