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#580940 Color

#580940 is rgb(88, 9, 64) in RGB, hsl(318, 81%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 27%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Purple (#66033C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#580940
HEX#580940
RGBrgb(88, 9, 64)
HSLhsl(318, 81%, 19%)
HSVhsv(318, 90%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 27%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(31.4% 0.123 344.2)
LABlab(18.70% 38.02 -12.00)
LCHlch(18.70% 39.87 342.48)

What #580940 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #580940, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#580940 Channel Values

How #580940 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 88 · G 9 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 81% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 90% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 27% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.74:1 vs white · 1.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #580940 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #580940

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #580940; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #580940

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #580940 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#580940
Protanopia#252540
Protanomaly#3F1D40
Deuteranopia#34343E
Deuteranomaly#45283F
Tritanopia#551818
Tritanomaly#56132D
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #580940 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-580940: #580940;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #580940;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-580940': '#580940' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.035, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_580940">#580940</color>
SVG fillfill="#580940"

More Pink Colors

#580940 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#580940 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #580940?

#580940 is a darkest pink — rgb(88, 9, 64) in RGB and hsl(318, 81%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Purple (#66033C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.83.

What is the RGB value of #580940?

#580940 is rgb(88, 9, 64) — red 88, green 9, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #580940?

#580940 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 27%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #580940 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #580940 scores 13.74:1 against white and 1.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #580940 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #580940 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 32.22, which is a different colour altogether.

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