What color is #594C7A?

#594C7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594C7A?

The RGB value is 89, 76, 122: 89 red, 76 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594C7A?

The complementary color is #6D7A4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594C7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594C7A color

#594C7A rgb(89, 76, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594C7A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 29.8% green and 47.8% blue (89, 76, 122).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#594C7A color codes

HEX	`#594C7A`
RGB	`rgb(89, 76, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 29.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 38%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 38%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, 16.2, -24.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 29.13, 303.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.216, 8.698, 19.549)`
Decimal	`5852282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594C7A, 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 #594C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #594C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594c7a; }
.text { color: #594c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 76 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594c7a, #704c7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #594C7A?: #594C7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594C7A?: The RGB value is 89, 76, 122: 89 red, 76 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594C7A?: The complementary color is #6D7A4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594C7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.