What color is #595374?

#595374 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595374?

The RGB value is 89, 83, 116: 89 red, 83 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595374?

The complementary color is #6E7453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595374?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595374 color

#595374 rgb(89, 83, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595374 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 32.5% green and 45.5% blue (89, 83, 116).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#595374 color codes

HEX	`#595374`
RGB	`rgb(89, 83, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 32.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.06, 10.16, -17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.06, 20.6, 299.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.365, 9.571, 17.821)`
Decimal	`5854068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595374, 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 #595374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#595374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #595374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595374; }
.text { color: #595374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 83 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595374, #6a5374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #595374?: #595374 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595374?: The RGB value is 89, 83, 116: 89 red, 83 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595374?: The complementary color is #6E7453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595374?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.