What color is #585270?

#585270 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585270?

The RGB value is 88, 82, 112: 88 red, 82 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585270?

The complementary color is #6A7052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585270?

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.

#585270 color

#585270 rgb(88, 82, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585270 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.2% green and 43.9% blue (88, 82, 112).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#585270 color codes

HEX	`#585270`
RGB	`rgb(88, 82, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 27%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.52, 9.41, -16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.52, 18.81, 300.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.966, 9.279, 16.592)`
Decimal	`5788272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585270, 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 #585270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585270 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 #585270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585270; }
.text { color: #585270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 82 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585270, #675270); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #585270?: #585270 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585270?: The RGB value is 88, 82, 112: 88 red, 82 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585270?: The complementary color is #6A7052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585270?: 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.