What color is #58406F?

#58406F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58406F?

The RGB value is 88, 64, 111: 88 red, 64 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58406F?

The complementary color is #576F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58406F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58406F color

#58406F rgb(88, 64, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58406F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 25.1% green and 43.5% blue (88, 64, 111).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#58406F color codes

HEX	`#58406F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 64, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 25.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 42%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 42%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.55, 20.59, -23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.55, 31.13, 311.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.727, 6.889, 15.906)`
Decimal	`5783663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58406F, 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 #58406F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58406F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #58406F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58406f; }
.text { color: #58406f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58406f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 64 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58406f, #6f406e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #58406F?: #58406F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58406F?: The RGB value is 88, 64, 111: 88 red, 64 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58406F?: The complementary color is #576F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58406F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.