What color is #5D588B?

#5D588B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D588B?

The RGB value is 93, 88, 139: 93 red, 88 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D588B?

The complementary color is #868B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D588B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D588B color

#5D588B rgb(93, 88, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D588B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.5% green and 54.5% blue (93, 88, 139).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#5D588B color codes

HEX	`#5D588B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 88, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 37%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.87, 14.57, -27.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.87, 31.22, 297.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.663, 11.17, 25.91)`
Decimal	`6117515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D588B, 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 #5D588B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D588B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #5D588B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d588b; }
.text { color: #5d588b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d588b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 88 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d588b, #76588b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D588B?: #5D588B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D588B?: The RGB value is 93, 88, 139: 93 red, 88 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D588B?: The complementary color is #868B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D588B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.