What color is #585382?

#585382 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 #585382?

The RGB value is 88, 83, 130: 88 red, 83 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585382?

The complementary color is #7D8253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585382 color

#585382 rgb(88, 83, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585382 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.5% green and 51% blue (88, 83, 130).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#585382 color codes

HEX	`#585382`
RGB	`rgb(88, 83, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.61, 13.65, -25.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.61, 29.09, 297.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.146, 9.873, 22.433)`
Decimal	`5788546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585382, 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 #585382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #585382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585382; }
.text { color: #585382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 83 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585382, #6f5382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #585382?: #585382 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 #585382?: The RGB value is 88, 83, 130: 88 red, 83 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585382?: The complementary color is #7D8253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.