What color is #585974?

#585974 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 #585974?

The RGB value is 88, 89, 116: 88 red, 89 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585974?

The complementary color is #747358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585974?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585974 color

#585974 rgb(88, 89, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585974 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.9% green and 45.5% blue (88, 89, 116).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#585974 color codes

HEX	`#585974`
RGB	`rgb(88, 89, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 23%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.69, 6.05, -15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.69, 16.57, 291.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.748, 10.48, 17.976)`
Decimal	`5790068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585974, 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 #585974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #585974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585974; }
.text { color: #585974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 89 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585974, #655874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #585974?: #585974 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 #585974?: The RGB value is 88, 89, 116: 88 red, 89 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585974?: The complementary color is #747358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585974?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.