What color is #585279?

#585279 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585279?

The RGB value is 88, 82, 121: 88 red, 82 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585279?

The complementary color is #737952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585279?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585279 color

#585279 rgb(88, 82, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585279 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.2% green and 47.5% blue (88, 82, 121).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#585279 color codes

HEX	`#585279`
RGB	`rgb(88, 82, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, 11.79, -21.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 24.3, 299.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.492, 9.49, 19.364)`
Decimal	`5788281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585279, 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 #585279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #585279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585279; }
.text { color: #585279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 82 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585279, #6b5279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #585279?: #585279 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585279?: The RGB value is 88, 82, 121: 88 red, 82 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585279?: The complementary color is #737952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585279?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.