What color is #58518B?

#58518B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58518B?

The RGB value is 88, 81, 139: 88 red, 81 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58518B?

The complementary color is #848B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58518B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58518B color

#58518B rgb(88, 81, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #58518B is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31.8% green and 54.5% blue (88, 81, 139).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#58518B color codes

HEX	`#58518B`
RGB	`rgb(88, 81, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 42%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, 17.49, -31.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 35.88, 299.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.626, 9.823, 25.705)`
Decimal	`5788043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58518B, 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 #58518B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58518B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #58518B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58518b; }
.text { color: #58518b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58518b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 81 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58518b, #75518b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #58518B?: #58518B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58518B?: The RGB value is 88, 81, 139: 88 red, 81 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58518B?: The complementary color is #848B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58518B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.