What color is #585A73?

#585A73 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 #585A73?

The RGB value is 88, 90, 115: 88 red, 90 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585A73?

The complementary color is #737158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585A73 color

#585A73 rgb(88, 90, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585A73 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.3% green and 45.1% blue (88, 90, 115).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#585A73 color codes

HEX	`#585A73`
RGB	`rgb(88, 90, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 22%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, 5.17, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 15.32, 289.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.774, 10.625, 17.699)`
Decimal	`5790323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585A73, 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 #585A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #585A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585a73; }
.text { color: #585a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 90 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585a73, #635873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585A73?: #585A73 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 #585A73?: The RGB value is 88, 90, 115: 88 red, 90 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585A73?: The complementary color is #737158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.