What color is #594D64?

#594D64 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 #594D64?

The RGB value is 89, 77, 100: 89 red, 77 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594D64?

The complementary color is #58644D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594D64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594D64 color

#594D64 rgb(89, 77, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594D64 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 30.2% green and 39.2% blue (89, 77, 100).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#594D64 color codes

HEX	`#594D64`
RGB	`rgb(89, 77, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 30.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 23%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.7, 9.96, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.7, 15.24, 310.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.074, 8.352, 13.188)`
Decimal	`5852516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594D64, 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 #594D64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594D64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #594D64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594d64; }
.text { color: #594d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594d64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 77 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594d64, #644d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594D64?: #594D64 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 #594D64?: The RGB value is 89, 77, 100: 89 red, 77 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594D64?: The complementary color is #58644D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594D64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.