What color is #584B68?

#584B68 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584B68?

The RGB value is 88, 75, 104: 88 red, 75 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584B68?

The complementary color is #5B684B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584B68 color

#584B68 rgb(88, 75, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #584B68 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 29.4% green and 40.8% blue (88, 75, 104).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#584B68 color codes

HEX	`#584B68`
RGB	`rgb(88, 75, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 29.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 28%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 28%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.2, 11.83, -14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.2, 18.97, 308.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.039, 8.106, 14.183)`
Decimal	`5786472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584B68, 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 #584B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #584B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584b68; }
.text { color: #584b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 75 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584b68, #664b68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #584B68?: #584B68 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584B68?: The RGB value is 88, 75, 104: 88 red, 75 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584B68?: The complementary color is #5B684B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.