What color is #59507E?

#59507E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59507E?

The RGB value is 89, 80, 126: 89 red, 80 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59507E?

The complementary color is #757E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59507E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59507E color

#59507E rgb(89, 80, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #59507E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31.4% green and 49.4% blue (89, 80, 126).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#59507E color codes

HEX	`#59507E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 80, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 37%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, 14.75, -24.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 28.75, 300.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.753, 9.367, 20.976)`
Decimal	`5853310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59507E, 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 #59507E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59507E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #59507E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59507e; }
.text { color: #59507e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59507e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 80 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59507e, #70507e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #59507E?: #59507E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59507E?: The RGB value is 89, 80, 126: 89 red, 80 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59507E?: The complementary color is #757E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59507E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.