What color is #595071?

#595071 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 #595071?

The RGB value is 89, 80, 113: 89 red, 80 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595071?

The complementary color is #687150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595071?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595071 color

#595071 rgb(89, 80, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #595071 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31.4% green and 44.3% blue (89, 80, 113).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#595071 color codes

HEX	`#595071`
RGB	`rgb(89, 80, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 29%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.09, 11.28, -17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.09, 20.87, 302.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.968, 9.053, 16.842)`
Decimal	`5853297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595071, 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 #595071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #595071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595071; }
.text { color: #595071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 80 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595071, #6a5071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #595071?: #595071 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 #595071?: The RGB value is 89, 80, 113: 89 red, 80 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595071?: The complementary color is #687150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595071?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.