What color is #585177?

#585177 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585177?

The RGB value is 88, 81, 119: 88 red, 81 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585177?

The complementary color is #707751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585177 color

#585177 rgb(88, 81, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585177 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31.8% green and 46.7% blue (88, 81, 119).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#585177 color codes

HEX	`#585177`
RGB	`rgb(88, 81, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, 11.89, -20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 23.77, 300)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.296, 9.291, 18.7)`
Decimal	`5788023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585177, 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 #585177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #585177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585177; }
.text { color: #585177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 81 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585177, #6b5177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #585177?: #585177 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585177?: The RGB value is 88, 81, 119: 88 red, 81 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585177?: The complementary color is #707751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.