What color is #58517E?

#58517E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58517E?

The RGB value is 88, 81, 126: 88 red, 81 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58517E?

The complementary color is #777E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58517E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58517E color

#58517E rgb(88, 81, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #58517E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31.8% green and 49.4% blue (88, 81, 126).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#58517E color codes

HEX	`#58517E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 81, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 36%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.87, 13.8, -24.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.87, 28.03, 299.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.732, 9.466, 20.996)`
Decimal	`5788030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58517E, 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 #58517E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58517E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #58517E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58517e; }
.text { color: #58517e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58517e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 81 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58517e, #6f517e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #58517E?: #58517E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58517E?: The RGB value is 88, 81, 126: 88 red, 81 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58517E?: The complementary color is #777E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58517E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.