What color is #595369?

#595369 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 #595369?

The RGB value is 89, 83, 105: 89 red, 83 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595369?

The complementary color is #636953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595369?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595369 color

#595369 rgb(89, 83, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #595369 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 32.5% green and 41.2% blue (89, 83, 105).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#595369 color codes

HEX	`#595369`
RGB	`rgb(89, 83, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 32.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.61, 7.38, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.61, 13.89, 302.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.762, 9.33, 14.648)`
Decimal	`5854057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595369, 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 #595369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #595369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595369; }
.text { color: #595369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 83 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595369, #645369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #595369?: #595369 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 #595369?: The RGB value is 89, 83, 105: 89 red, 83 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595369?: The complementary color is #636953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595369?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.