What color is #58355A?

#58355A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58355A?

The RGB value is 88, 53, 90: 88 red, 53 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58355A?

The complementary color is #375A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58355A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58355A color

#58355A rgb(88, 53, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58355A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 20.8% green and 35.3% blue (88, 53, 90).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#58355A color codes

HEX	`#58355A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 53, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 20.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 41%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.74, 22.49, -15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.74, 27.49, 324.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.143, 5.359, 10.329)`
Decimal	`5780826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58355A, 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 #58355A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58355A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #58355A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58355a; }
.text { color: #58355a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58355a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 53 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58355a, #5a354a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #58355A?: #58355A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58355A?: The RGB value is 88, 53, 90: 88 red, 53 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58355A?: The complementary color is #375A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58355A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.