What color is #605587?

#605587 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605587?

The RGB value is 96, 85, 135: 96 red, 85 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605587?

The complementary color is #7C8755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605587?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605587 color

#605587 rgb(96, 85, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #605587 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.3% green and 52.9% blue (96, 85, 135).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#605587 color codes

HEX	`#605587`
RGB	`rgb(96, 85, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 37%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.13, 16.28, -26.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.13, 30.95, 301.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.444, 10.733, 24.333)`
Decimal	`6313351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605587, 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 #605587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #605587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605587; }
.text { color: #605587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 85 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605587, #795587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #605587?: #605587 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605587?: The RGB value is 96, 85, 135: 96 red, 85 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605587?: The complementary color is #7C8755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605587?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.