What color is #583A5E?

#583A5E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #583A5E?

The RGB value is 88, 58, 94: 88 red, 58 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583A5E?

The complementary color is #405E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583A5E color

#583A5E rgb(88, 58, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #583A5E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 22.7% green and 36.9% blue (88, 58, 94).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#583A5E color codes

HEX	`#583A5E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 58, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 22.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 38%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.18, 20.26, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.18, 25.92, 321.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.558, 5.909, 11.33)`
Decimal	`5782110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583A5E, 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 #583A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #583A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583a5e; }
.text { color: #583a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 58 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583a5e, #5e3a52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #583A5E?: #583A5E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #583A5E?: The RGB value is 88, 58, 94: 88 red, 58 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583A5E?: The complementary color is #405E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.