What color is #583F61?

#583F61 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #583F61?

The RGB value is 88, 63, 97: 88 red, 63 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583F61?

The complementary color is #48613F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583F61 color

#583F61 rgb(88, 63, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #583F61 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 24.7% green and 38% blue (88, 63, 97).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#583F61 color codes

HEX	`#583F61`
RGB	`rgb(88, 63, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 24.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 35%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.62, 17.79, -15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.62, 23.84, 318.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.959, 6.493, 12.141)`
Decimal	`5783393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583F61, 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 #583F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #583F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583f61; }
.text { color: #583f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 63 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583f61, #613f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #583F61?: #583F61 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #583F61?: The RGB value is 88, 63, 97: 88 red, 63 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583F61?: The complementary color is #48613F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.