What color is #58607F?

#58607F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58607F?

The RGB value is 88, 96, 127: 88 red, 96 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58607F?

The complementary color is #7F7758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58607F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58607F color

#58607F rgb(88, 96, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #58607F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.6% green and 49.8% blue (88, 96, 127).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#58607F color codes

HEX	`#58607F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 96, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 24%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.17, 4.66, -18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.17, 18.93, 284.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.037, 11.972, 21.751)`
Decimal	`5791871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58607F, 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 #58607F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58607F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #58607F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58607f; }
.text { color: #58607f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58607f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 96 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58607f, #63587f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #58607F?: #58607F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58607F?: The RGB value is 88, 96, 127: 88 red, 96 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58607F?: The complementary color is #7F7758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58607F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.