What color is #585281?

#585281 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 #585281?

The RGB value is 88, 82, 129: 88 red, 82 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585281?

The complementary color is #7B8152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585281?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585281 color

#585281 rgb(88, 82, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585281 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.2% green and 50.6% blue (88, 82, 129).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#585281 color codes

HEX	`#585281`
RGB	`rgb(88, 82, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.29, 14, -25.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.29, 29.16, 298.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.003, 9.694, 22.056)`
Decimal	`5788289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585281, 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 #585281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #585281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585281; }
.text { color: #585281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 82 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585281, #6f5281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #585281?: #585281 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 #585281?: The RGB value is 88, 82, 129: 88 red, 82 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585281?: The complementary color is #7B8152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585281?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.