What color is #585376?

#585376 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585376?

The RGB value is 88, 83, 118: 88 red, 83 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585376?

The complementary color is #717653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585376?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585376 color

#585376 rgb(88, 83, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585376 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.5% green and 46.3% blue (88, 83, 118).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#585376 color codes

HEX	`#585376`
RGB	`rgb(88, 83, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 30%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.06, 10.35, -19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.06, 21.78, 298.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.387, 9.569, 18.436)`
Decimal	`5788534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585376, 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 #585376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #585376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585376; }
.text { color: #585376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 83 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585376, #6a5376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #585376?: #585376 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585376?: The RGB value is 88, 83, 118: 88 red, 83 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585376?: The complementary color is #717653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585376?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.