What color is #58314E?

#58314E 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 #58314E?

The RGB value is 88, 49, 78: 88 red, 49 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58314E?

The complementary color is #31583B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58314E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58314E color

#58314E rgb(88, 49, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58314E is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 19.2% green and 30.6% blue (88, 49, 78).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#58314E color codes

HEX	`#58314E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 49, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 19.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 44%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.22, 22.46, -10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.22, 24.69, 335.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.498, 4.822, 7.795)`
Decimal	`5779790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58314E, 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 #58314E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58314E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #58314E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58314e; }
.text { color: #58314e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58314e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 49 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58314e, #58313b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #58314E?: #58314E 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 #58314E?: The RGB value is 88, 49, 78: 88 red, 49 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58314E?: The complementary color is #31583B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58314E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.