What color is #58456F?

#58456F 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 #58456F?

The RGB value is 88, 69, 111: 88 red, 69 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58456F?

The complementary color is #5C6F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58456F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58456F color

#58456F rgb(88, 69, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58456F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 27.1% green and 43.5% blue (88, 69, 111).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#58456F color codes

HEX	`#58456F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 69, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 27.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 38%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.87, 17.42, -21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.87, 27.5, 309.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.021, 7.479, 16.004)`
Decimal	`5784943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58456F, 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 #58456F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58456F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #58456F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58456f; }
.text { color: #58456f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58456f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 69 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58456f, #6d456f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #58456F?: #58456F 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 #58456F?: The RGB value is 88, 69, 111: 88 red, 69 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58456F?: The complementary color is #5C6F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58456F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.