What color is #585A91?

#585A91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585A91?

The RGB value is 88, 90, 145: 88 red, 90 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585A91?

The complementary color is #918F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585A91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585A91 color

#585A91 rgb(88, 90, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585A91 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.3% green and 56.9% blue (88, 90, 145).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#585A91 color codes

HEX	`#585A91`
RGB	`rgb(88, 90, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 38%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, 13.56, -30.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 33.47, 293.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.79, 11.431, 28.315)`
Decimal	`5790353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585A91, 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 #585A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #585A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585a91; }
.text { color: #585a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 90 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585a91, #725891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #585A91?: #585A91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585A91?: The RGB value is 88, 90, 145: 88 red, 90 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585A91?: The complementary color is #918F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585A91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.