What color is #595169?

#595169 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 #595169?

The RGB value is 89, 81, 105: 89 red, 81 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595169?

The complementary color is #616951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595169 color

#595169 rgb(89, 81, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #595169 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31.8% green and 41.2% blue (89, 81, 105).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#595169 color codes

HEX	`#595169`
RGB	`rgb(89, 81, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.04, 8.64, -12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.04, 15.31, 304.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.612, 9.029, 14.598)`
Decimal	`5853545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595169, 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 #595169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #595169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595169; }
.text { color: #595169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 81 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595169, #655169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #595169?: #595169 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 #595169?: The RGB value is 89, 81, 105: 89 red, 81 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595169?: The complementary color is #616951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.