What color is #59516B?

#59516B 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 #59516B?

The RGB value is 89, 81, 107: 89 red, 81 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59516B?

The complementary color is #636B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59516B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59516B color

#59516B rgb(89, 81, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #59516B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31.8% green and 42% blue (89, 81, 107).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#59516B color codes

HEX	`#59516B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 81, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.12, 9.13, -13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.12, 16.52, 303.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.716, 9.07, 15.146)`
Decimal	`5853547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59516B, 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 #59516B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#59516B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #59516B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59516b; }
.text { color: #59516b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59516b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 81 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59516b, #66516b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #59516B?: #59516B 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 #59516B?: The RGB value is 89, 81, 107: 89 red, 81 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59516B?: The complementary color is #636B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59516B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.