What color is #594F6D?

#594F6D 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 #594F6D?

The RGB value is 89, 79, 109: 89 red, 79 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594F6D?

The complementary color is #636D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594F6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594F6D color

#594F6D rgb(89, 79, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #594F6D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31% green and 42.7% blue (89, 79, 109).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#594F6D color codes

HEX	`#594F6D`
RGB	`rgb(89, 79, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 28%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.64, 10.9, -15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.64, 19.16, 304.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.676, 8.82, 15.658)`
Decimal	`5853037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594F6D, 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 #594F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #594F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594f6d; }
.text { color: #594f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 79 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594f6d, #684f6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #594F6D?: #594F6D 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 #594F6D?: The RGB value is 89, 79, 109: 89 red, 79 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594F6D?: The complementary color is #636D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594F6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.