What color is #585482?

#585482 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 #585482?

The RGB value is 88, 84, 130: 88 red, 84 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585482?

The complementary color is #7E8254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585482?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585482 color

#585482 rgb(88, 84, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585482 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.9% green and 51% blue (88, 84, 130).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#585482 color codes

HEX	`#585482`
RGB	`rgb(88, 84, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 35%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.89, 13.01, -25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.89, 28.41, 297.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.223, 10.027, 22.459)`
Decimal	`5788802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585482, 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 #585482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #585482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585482; }
.text { color: #585482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 84 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585482, #6f5482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #585482?: #585482 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 #585482?: The RGB value is 88, 84, 130: 88 red, 84 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585482?: The complementary color is #7E8254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585482?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.