What color is #594F63?

#594F63 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594F63?

The RGB value is 89, 79, 99: 89 red, 79 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594F63?

The complementary color is #59634F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594F63 color

#594F63 rgb(89, 79, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594F63 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31% green and 38.8% blue (89, 79, 99).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#594F63 color codes

HEX	`#594F63`
RGB	`rgb(89, 79, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.24, 8.46, -10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.24, 13.17, 309.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.168, 8.617, 12.982)`
Decimal	`5853027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594F63, 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 #594F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #594F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594f63; }
.text { color: #594f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 79 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594f63, #634f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594F63?: #594F63 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594F63?: The RGB value is 89, 79, 99: 89 red, 79 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594F63?: The complementary color is #59634F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.