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#585DF9 Color

#585DF9 is rgb(88, 93, 249) in RGB, hsl(238, 93%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 63%, 0%, 2%) 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 4.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#585DF9
HEX#585DF9
RGBrgb(88, 93, 249)
HSLhsl(238, 93%, 66%)
HSVhsv(238, 65%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 63%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.227 275.1)
LABlab(46.66% 35.55 -80.25)
LCHlch(46.66% 87.78 293.89)

What #585DF9 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 #585DF9, 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.

#585DF9 Channel Values

How #585DF9 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 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 93% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 65% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.83:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #585DF9 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 text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #585DF9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #585DF9; 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 #585DF9

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

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How #585DF9 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#585DF9
Protanopia#5C5CF9
Protanomaly#5B5DF9
Deuteranopia#5B5BF9
Deuteranomaly#5A5CF9
Tritanopia#008080
Tritanomaly#3373BD
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #585DF9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-585df9: #585DF9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #585DF9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-585df9': '#585DF9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.365, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_585df9">#585DF9</color>
SVG fillfill="#585DF9"

More Blue Colors

#585DF9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#585DF9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #585DF9?

#585DF9 is a light blue — rgb(88, 93, 249) in RGB and hsl(238, 93%, 66%) 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 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #585DF9?

#585DF9 is rgb(88, 93, 249) — red 88, green 93, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #585DF9?

#585DF9 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 63%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #585DF9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #585DF9 scores 4.83:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #585DF9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #585DF9 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 14.63, which is visibly different.

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