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#583B7D Color

#583B7D is rgb(88, 59, 125) in RGB, hsl(266, 36%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 53%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cyber Grape (#58427C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#583B7D
HEX#583B7D
RGBrgb(88, 59, 125)
HSLhsl(266, 36%, 36%)
HSVhsv(266, 53%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 53%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(41.7% 0.109 302.2)
LABlab(30.76% 24.19 -33.19)
LCHlch(30.76% 41.07 306.09)

What #583B7D 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 #583B7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 5.75Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 6.93Imperial#602F6BΔE 9.91Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 9.96Eminence#6C3082ΔE 13.34Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 13.79

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

#583B7D Channel Values

How #583B7D 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 59 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 36% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 53% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.99:1 vs white · 2.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #583B7D 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 text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #583B7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #583B7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #583B7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#583B7D
Complementary
#607D3B
Analogous
#3B3F7D
Analogous
#783B7D
Triadic
#7D573B
Triadic
#3B7D57
Split comp.
#7D783B
Split comp.
#3F7D3B

Tints & Shades of #583B7D

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.

Tints

#6D499C
#845FB4
#9C7FC3
#B29AD0
#CABADE
#E2D9ED

Shades

#4B336C
#422C5E
#35244C
#2C1D3E
#20152D
#160F1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #583B7D.

How #583B7D 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#583B7D
Protanopia#41417D
Protanomaly#4B3F7D
Deuteranopia#46467D
Deuteranomaly#4E427D
Tritanopia#4E4848
Tritanomaly#524361
Achromatopsia#494949

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Using #583B7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-583b7d: #583B7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #583B7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-583b7d': '#583B7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.231, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_583b7d">#583B7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#583B7D"

More Purple Colors

#583B7D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#583B7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #583B7D?

#583B7D is a dark purple — rgb(88, 59, 125) in RGB and hsl(266, 36%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cyber Grape (#58427C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #583B7D?

#583B7D is rgb(88, 59, 125) — red 88, green 59, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #583B7D?

#583B7D converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 53%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #583B7D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #583B7D scores 8.99:1 against white and 2.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #583B7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #583B7D 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 9.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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