What color is #585977?

#585977 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 #585977?

The RGB value is 88, 89, 119: 88 red, 89 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585977?

The complementary color is #777658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585977?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585977 color

#585977 rgb(88, 89, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585977 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.9% green and 46.7% blue (88, 89, 119).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#585977 color codes

HEX	`#585977`
RGB	`rgb(88, 89, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.81, 6.85, -17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.81, 18.4, 291.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.926, 10.551, 18.91)`
Decimal	`5790071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585977, 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 #585977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #585977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585977; }
.text { color: #585977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 89 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585977, #665877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #585977?: #585977 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 #585977?: The RGB value is 88, 89, 119: 88 red, 89 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585977?: The complementary color is #777658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585977?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.