What color is #594E87?

#594E87 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594E87?

The RGB value is 89, 78, 135: 89 red, 78 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594E87?

The complementary color is #7C874E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594E87 color

#594E87 rgb(89, 78, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #594E87 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 30.6% green and 52.9% blue (89, 78, 135).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#594E87 color codes

HEX	`#594E87`
RGB	`rgb(89, 78, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 30.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 42%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, 18.54, -30.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 35.56, 301.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.216, 9.322, 24.125)`
Decimal	`5852807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594E87, 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 #594E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #594E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594e87; }
.text { color: #594e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 78 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594e87, #764e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #594E87?: #594E87 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594E87?: The RGB value is 89, 78, 135: 89 red, 78 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594E87?: The complementary color is #7C874E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.