What color is #594B6A?

#594B6A 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 #594B6A?

The RGB value is 89, 75, 106: 89 red, 75 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594B6A?

The complementary color is #5C6A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594B6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594B6A color

#594B6A rgb(89, 75, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594B6A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 29.4% green and 41.6% blue (89, 75, 106).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#594B6A color codes

HEX	`#594B6A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 75, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 29.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 29%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.39, 12.68, -15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.39, 20.25, 308.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.237, 8.197, 14.728)`
Decimal	`5852010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594B6A, 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 #594B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #594B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594b6a; }
.text { color: #594b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 75 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594b6a, #684b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594B6A?: #594B6A 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 #594B6A?: The RGB value is 89, 75, 106: 89 red, 75 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594B6A?: The complementary color is #5C6A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594B6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.