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#585DF3 Color

#585DF3 is rgb(88, 93, 243) in RGB, hsl(238, 87%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 62%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#585DF3
HEX#585DF3
RGBrgb(88, 93, 243)
HSLhsl(238, 87%, 65%)
HSVhsv(238, 64%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 62%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.22 275.3)
LABlab(46.25% 33.92 -77.58)
LCHlch(46.25% 84.67 293.61)

What #585DF3 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 #585DF3, 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 blue in the library.

#585DF3 Channel Values

How #585DF3 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 93 · B 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 87% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 64% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #585DF3 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 text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #585DF3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #585DF3; 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 #585DF3

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #585DF3.

How #585DF3 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#585DF3
Protanopia#5C5CF3
Protanomaly#5B5DF3
Deuteranopia#5B5BF3
Deuteranomaly#5A5CF3
Tritanopia#007E7E
Tritanomaly#3672B9
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #585DF3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-585df3: #585DF3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #585DF3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-585df3': '#585DF3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.365, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_585df3">#585DF3</color>
SVG fillfill="#585DF3"

More Blue Colors

#585DF3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#585DF3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #585DF3?

#585DF3 is a light blue — rgb(88, 93, 243) in RGB and hsl(238, 87%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.97.

What is the RGB value of #585DF3?

#585DF3 is rgb(88, 93, 243) — red 88, green 93, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #585DF3?

#585DF3 converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 62%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #585DF3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #585DF3 scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #585DF3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #585DF3 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.19, which is visibly different.

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