What color is #585F90?

#585F90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585F90?

The RGB value is 88, 95, 144: 88 red, 95 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585F90?

The complementary color is #908958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585F90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585F90 color

#585F90 rgb(88, 95, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585F90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.3% green and 56.5% blue (88, 95, 144).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#585F90 color codes

HEX	`#585F90`
RGB	`rgb(88, 95, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 34%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.65, 10.13, -27.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.65, 29.66, 289.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.149, 12.272, 28.056)`
Decimal	`5791632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585F90, 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 #585F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #585F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585f90; }
.text { color: #585f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 95 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585f90, #6d5890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #585F90?: #585F90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585F90?: The RGB value is 88, 95, 144: 88 red, 95 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585F90?: The complementary color is #908958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585F90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.