What color is #583F68?

#583F68 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #583F68?

The RGB value is 88, 63, 104: 88 red, 63 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583F68?

The complementary color is #4F683F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583F68 color

#583F68 rgb(88, 63, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #583F68 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 24.7% green and 40.8% blue (88, 63, 104).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#583F68 color codes

HEX	`#583F68`
RGB	`rgb(88, 63, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 24.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 39%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 39%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.95, 19.47, -19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.95, 27.8, 314.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.3, 6.629, 13.936)`
Decimal	`5783400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583F68, 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 #583F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #583F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583f68; }
.text { color: #583f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 63 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583f68, #683f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #583F68?: #583F68 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #583F68?: The RGB value is 88, 63, 104: 88 red, 63 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583F68?: The complementary color is #4F683F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.