What color is #585F7B?

#585F7B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585F7B?

The RGB value is 88, 95, 123: 88 red, 95 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585F7B?

The complementary color is #7B7458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585F7B?

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.

#585F7B color

#585F7B rgb(88, 95, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585F7B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.3% green and 48.2% blue (88, 95, 123).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#585F7B color codes

HEX	`#585F7B`
RGB	`rgb(88, 95, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 23%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.72, 4.19, -16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.72, 17.13, 284.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.691, 11.689, 20.375)`
Decimal	`5791611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585F7B, 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 #585F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585F7B 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 #585F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585f7b; }
.text { color: #585f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 95 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585f7b, #62587b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #585F7B?: #585F7B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585F7B?: The RGB value is 88, 95, 123: 88 red, 95 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585F7B?: The complementary color is #7B7458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585F7B?: 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.