What color is #58599E?

#58599E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58599E?

The RGB value is 88, 89, 158: 88 red, 89 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58599E?

The complementary color is #9E9D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58599E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58599E color

#58599E rgb(88, 89, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #58599E is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.9% green and 62% blue (88, 89, 158).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 28% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#58599E color codes

HEX	`#58599E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 89, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 28%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 44%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 44%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.72, 18.12, -37.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.72, 41.86, 295.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.767, 11.687, 33.872)`
Decimal	`5790110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58599E, 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 #58599E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58599E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #58599E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58599e; }
.text { color: #58599e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58599e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 89 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58599e, #7a589e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #58599E?: #58599E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58599E?: The RGB value is 88, 89, 158: 88 red, 89 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58599E?: The complementary color is #9E9D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58599E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.