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#593d66 color: Kikyō Purple

#593d66 is rgb(89, 61, 102) in RGB and oklch(40.871% 0.07476 314.589) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

40.9%
0.075
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-600
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #593d66

#593d66 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 40.9% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.19:1 contrast and black text 2.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kikyō Purple (#5d3f6a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-600.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #593d66 mixed with white

  1. 593d66
  2. 684f74
  3. 786183
  4. 887392
  5. 9886a1
  6. a999b0
  7. b9adc0
  8. cac1cf
  9. dcd5df
  10. edeaef

Darker: #593d66 mixed with black

  1. 593d66
  2. 4c3458
  3. 402b4a
  4. 34223c
  5. 281a2f
  6. 1d1223
  7. 130a17
  8. 09040c
  9. 030104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #593d66 with less saturation

  1. 593d66
  2. 583f63
  3. 564061
  4. 55415e
  5. 53435b
  6. 524458
  7. 504555
  8. 4f4753
  9. 4d4850
  10. 4b494d

Questions about #593d66

What color is #593d66?

#593d66 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Kikyō Purple. In RGB it is rgb(89, 61, 102), in HSL hsl(280.98, 25.15%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.871% 0.07476 314.589).

What colors go well with #593d66?

The complementary color of #593d66 is #385328. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #464471 and #663954. The triadic partners are #624313 and #005656.

Is white or black text more readable on #593d66?

White text reads better on #593d66: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and black gives 2.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #593d66 a warm or cool color?

#593d66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 40.9% and its chroma 0.075.