What color is #594F87?

#594F87 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 #594F87?

The RGB value is 89, 79, 135: 89 red, 79 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594F87?

The complementary color is #7D874F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594F87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594F87 color

#594F87 rgb(89, 79, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #594F87 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31% green and 52.9% blue (89, 79, 135).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#594F87 color codes

HEX	`#594F87`
RGB	`rgb(89, 79, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 41%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.86, 17.91, -29.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.86, 34.87, 300.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.288, 9.465, 24.149)`
Decimal	`5853063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594F87, 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 #594F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #594F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594f87; }
.text { color: #594f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 79 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594f87, #754f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #594F87?: #594F87 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 #594F87?: The RGB value is 89, 79, 135: 89 red, 79 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594F87?: The complementary color is #7D874F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594F87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.