What color is #585388?

#585388 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 #585388?

The RGB value is 88, 83, 136: 88 red, 83 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585388?

The complementary color is #838853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585388?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585388 color

#585388 rgb(88, 83, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585388 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.5% green and 53.3% blue (88, 83, 136).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#585388 color codes

HEX	`#585388`
RGB	`rgb(88, 83, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 39%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.91, 15.36, -28.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.91, 32.72, 297.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.56, 10.038, 24.616)`
Decimal	`5788552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585388, 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 #585388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #585388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585388; }
.text { color: #585388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 83 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585388, #735388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #585388?: #585388 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 #585388?: The RGB value is 88, 83, 136: 88 red, 83 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585388?: The complementary color is #838853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585388?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.