What color is #582F53?

#582F53 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #582F53?

The RGB value is 88, 47, 83: 88 red, 47 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #582F53?

The complementary color is #2F5834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #582F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#582F53 color

#582F53 rgb(88, 47, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #582F53 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 18.4% green and 32.5% blue (88, 47, 83).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#582F53 color codes

HEX	`#582F53`
RGB	`rgb(88, 47, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 18.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.96, 24.68, -13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.96, 28.35, 330.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.602, 4.733, 8.748)`
Decimal	`5779283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #582F53, 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 #582F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#582F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #582F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #582f53; }
.text { color: #582f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #582f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 47 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #582f53, #582f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #582F53?: #582F53 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #582F53?: The RGB value is 88, 47, 83: 88 red, 47 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #582F53?: The complementary color is #2F5834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #582F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.