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#583172 Color

#583172 is rgb(88, 49, 114) in RGB, hsl(276, 40%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 57%, 0%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial (#602F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#583172
HEX#583172
RGBrgb(88, 49, 114)
HSLhsl(276, 40%, 32%)
HSVhsv(276, 57%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 57%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(39.3% 0.112 309.9)
LABlab(27.83% 27.75 -30.91)
LCHlch(27.83% 41.54 311.92)

What #583172 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 #583172, 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 purple in the library.

#583172 Channel Values

How #583172 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 49 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 40% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 57% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.01:1 vs white · 2.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #583172 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 text10.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #583172

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #583172; 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 #583172

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 #583172 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#583172
Protanopia#3A3A72
Protanomaly#483772
Deuteranopia#414171
Deuteranomaly#4B3B72
Tritanopia#503E3E
Tritanomaly#533957
Achromatopsia#424242

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #583172 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-583172: #583172;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #583172;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-583172': '#583172' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.192, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_583172">#583172</color>
SVG fillfill="#583172"

More Purple Colors

#583172 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#583172 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #583172?

#583172 is a dark purple — rgb(88, 49, 114) in RGB and hsl(276, 40%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial (#602F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.72.

What is the RGB value of #583172?

#583172 is rgb(88, 49, 114) — red 88, green 49, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #583172?

#583172 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 57%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #583172 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #583172 scores 10.01:1 against white and 2.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #583172 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #583172 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.65, which is visibly different.

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