What color is #585FA7?

#585FA7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585FA7?

The RGB value is 88, 95, 167: 88 red, 95 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585FA7?

The complementary color is #A7A058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585FA7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585FA7 color

#585FA7 rgb(88, 95, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #585FA7 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.3% green and 65.5% blue (88, 95, 167).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Bellflower (#5D66AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#585FA7 color codes

HEX	`#585FA7`
RGB	`rgb(88, 95, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 47%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 43%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.84, 17.14, -39.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.84, 43.25, 293.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.09, 13.048, 38.275)`
Decimal	`5791655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585FA7, 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 #585FA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585FA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #585FA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585fa7; }
.text { color: #585fa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585fa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 95 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585fa7, #7958a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #585FA7?: #585FA7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585FA7?: The RGB value is 88, 95, 167: 88 red, 95 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585FA7?: The complementary color is #A7A058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585FA7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.