What color is #595C7E?

#595C7E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595C7E?

The RGB value is 89, 92, 126: 89 red, 92 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595C7E?

The complementary color is #7E7B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595C7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595C7E color

#595C7E rgb(89, 92, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595C7E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.1% green and 49.4% blue (89, 92, 126).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#595C7E color codes

HEX	`#595C7E`
RGB	`rgb(89, 92, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 27%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.06, 7.19, -19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.06, 20.73, 290.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.712, 11.284, 21.296)`
Decimal	`5856382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595C7E, 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 #595C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #595C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595c7e; }
.text { color: #595c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 92 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595c7e, #68597e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #595C7E?: #595C7E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595C7E?: The RGB value is 89, 92, 126: 89 red, 92 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595C7E?: The complementary color is #7E7B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595C7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.