What color is #595A84?

#595A84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595A84?

The RGB value is 89, 90, 132: 89 red, 90 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595A84?

The complementary color is #848359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595A84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595A84 color

#595A84 rgb(89, 90, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595A84 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.3% green and 51.8% blue (89, 90, 132).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#595A84 color codes

HEX	`#595A84`
RGB	`rgb(89, 90, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 35.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 32%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.75, 10.1, -23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.75, 25.65, 293.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.94, 11.102, 23.339)`
Decimal	`5855876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595A84, 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 #595A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #595A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595a84; }
.text { color: #595a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 90 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595a84, #6e5984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #595A84?: #595A84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595A84?: The RGB value is 89, 90, 132: 89 red, 90 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595A84?: The complementary color is #848359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595A84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.