What color is #583660?

#583660 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 #583660?

The RGB value is 88, 54, 96: 88 red, 54 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583660?

The complementary color is #3E6036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583660 color

#583660 rgb(88, 54, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #583660 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 21.2% green and 37.6% blue (88, 54, 96).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#583660 color codes

HEX	`#583660`
RGB	`rgb(88, 54, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 21.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 44%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 44%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.27, 23.22, -18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.27, 29.92, 320.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.455, 5.558, 11.744)`
Decimal	`5781088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583660, 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 #583660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #583660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583660; }
.text { color: #583660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 54 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583660, #603653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #583660?: #583660 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 #583660?: The RGB value is 88, 54, 96: 88 red, 54 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583660?: The complementary color is #3E6036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.