What color is #584D64?

#584D64 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584D64?

The RGB value is 88, 77, 100: 88 red, 77 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584D64?

The complementary color is #59644D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584D64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584D64 color

#584D64 rgb(88, 77, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #584D64 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 30.2% green and 39.2% blue (88, 77, 100).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#584D64 color codes

HEX	`#584D64`
RGB	`rgb(88, 77, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 30.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 23%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.61, 9.59, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.61, 15.12, 309.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.978, 8.303, 13.184)`
Decimal	`5786980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584D64, 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 #584D64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584D64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #584D64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584d64; }
.text { color: #584d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584d64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 77 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584d64, #634d64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #584D64?: #584D64 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584D64?: The RGB value is 88, 77, 100: 88 red, 77 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584D64?: The complementary color is #59644D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584D64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.