What color is #583A55?

#583A55 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #583A55?

The RGB value is 88, 58, 85: 88 red, 58 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583A55?

The complementary color is #3A583D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583A55?

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.

#583A55 color

#583A55 rgb(88, 58, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #583A55 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 22.7% green and 33.3% blue (88, 58, 85).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#583A55 color codes

HEX	`#583A55`
RGB	`rgb(88, 58, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 22.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.79, 18.27, -10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.79, 21.29, 329.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.177, 5.757, 9.326)`
Decimal	`5782101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583A55, 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 #583A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583A55 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 #583A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583a55; }
.text { color: #583a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 58 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583a55, #583a46); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #583A55?: #583A55 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #583A55?: The RGB value is 88, 58, 85: 88 red, 58 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583A55?: The complementary color is #3A583D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583A55?: 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.