What color is #58366A?

#58366A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58366A?

The RGB value is 88, 54, 106: 88 red, 54 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58366A?

The complementary color is #486A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58366A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58366A color

#58366A rgb(88, 54, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58366A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 21.2% green and 41.6% blue (88, 54, 106).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#58366A color codes

HEX	`#58366A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 54, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 21.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 49%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 49%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.78, 25.59, -24.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.78, 35.43, 316.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.945, 5.754, 14.325)`
Decimal	`5781098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58366A, 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 #58366A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58366A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #58366A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58366a; }
.text { color: #58366a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58366a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 54 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58366a, #6a3662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #58366A?: #58366A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58366A?: The RGB value is 88, 54, 106: 88 red, 54 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58366A?: The complementary color is #486A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58366A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.