What color is #585886?

#585886 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585886?

The RGB value is 88, 88, 134: 88 red, 88 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585886?

The complementary color is #868658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585886?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585886 color

#585886 rgb(88, 88, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585886 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.5% green and 52.5% blue (88, 88, 134).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#585886 color codes

HEX	`#585886`
RGB	`rgb(88, 88, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 34%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.2, 11.62, -25.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.2, 28.16, 294.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.816, 10.775, 24.007)`
Decimal	`5789830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585886, 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 #585886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #585886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585886; }
.text { color: #585886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 88 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585886, #6f5886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #585886?: #585886 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585886?: The RGB value is 88, 88, 134: 88 red, 88 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585886?: The complementary color is #868658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585886?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.