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#593880 Color

#593880 is rgb(89, 56, 128) in RGB, hsl(267, 39%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#593880
HEX#593880
RGBrgb(89, 56, 128)
HSLhsl(267, 39%, 36%)
HSVhsv(267, 56%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(41.5% 0.119 302.7)
LABlab(30.32% 26.88 -35.75)
LCHlch(30.32% 44.73 306.94)

What #593880 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #593880, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#593880 Channel Values

How #593880 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 89 · G 56 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 39% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 56% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.12:1 vs white · 2.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #593880 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #593880

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #593880; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #593880

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #593880.

How #593880 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#593880
Protanopia#3F3F80
Protanomaly#4B3C80
Deuteranopia#454580
Deuteranomaly#4E4080
Tritanopia#4F4646
Tritanomaly#534162
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #593880 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-593880: #593880;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #593880;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-593880': '#593880' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.220, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_593880">#593880</color>
SVG fillfill="#593880"

More Purple Colors

#593880 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#593880 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #593880?

#593880 is a dark purple — rgb(89, 56, 128) in RGB and hsl(267, 39%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.88.

What is the RGB value of #593880?

#593880 is rgb(89, 56, 128) — red 89, green 56, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #593880?

#593880 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #593880 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #593880 scores 9.12:1 against white and 2.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #593880 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #593880 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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