What color is #58416E?

#58416E 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 #58416E?

The RGB value is 88, 65, 110: 88 red, 65 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58416E?

The complementary color is #576E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58416E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58416E color

#58416E rgb(88, 65, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58416E is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 25.5% green and 43.1% blue (88, 65, 110).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 26% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#58416E color codes

HEX	`#58416E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 65, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 25.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 26%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 41%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 41%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.76, 19.7, -22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.76, 29.82, 311.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.729, 6.981, 15.636)`
Decimal	`5783918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58416E, 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 #58416E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58416E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #58416E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58416e; }
.text { color: #58416e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58416e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 65 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58416e, #6e416d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #58416E?: #58416E 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 #58416E?: The RGB value is 88, 65, 110: 88 red, 65 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58416E?: The complementary color is #576E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58416E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.