What color is #585C79?

#585C79 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 #585C79?

The RGB value is 88, 92, 121: 88 red, 92 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585C79?

The complementary color is #797558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585C79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585C79 color

#585C79 rgb(88, 92, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585C79 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.1% green and 47.5% blue (88, 92, 121).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#585C79 color codes

HEX	`#585C79`
RGB	`rgb(88, 92, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, 5.51, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 17.73, 288.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.302, 11.109, 19.634)`
Decimal	`5790841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585C79, 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 #585C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #585C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585c79; }
.text { color: #585c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 92 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585c79, #655879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #585C79?: #585C79 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 #585C79?: The RGB value is 88, 92, 121: 88 red, 92 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585C79?: The complementary color is #797558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585C79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.