What color is #595D91?

#595D91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595D91?

The RGB value is 89, 93, 145: 89 red, 93 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595D91?

The complementary color is #918D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595D91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595D91 color

#595D91 rgb(89, 93, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595D91 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.5% green and 56.9% blue (89, 93, 145).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#595D91 color codes

HEX	`#595D91`
RGB	`rgb(89, 93, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 36%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.21, 11.96, -29.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.21, 31.51, 292.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.144, 11.996, 28.406)`
Decimal	`5856657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595D91, 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 #595D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #595D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595d91; }
.text { color: #595d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 93 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595d91, #715991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #595D91?: #595D91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595D91?: The RGB value is 89, 93, 145: 89 red, 93 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595D91?: The complementary color is #918D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595D91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.