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#583bbc

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: Rebecca Purple

RGB
88, 59, 188
HSL
254°, 52%, 48%
CMYK
53, 69, 0, 26
Luminance
0.0883

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #583bbc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#583bbc
Hue
254°
blue
Saturation
52%
vivid
Lightness
48%
balanced
Brightness
74%
HSV value
Perceived
36%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0883
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
76/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
7.59:1
Closest name
Rebecca Purple
ΔE2000 6.8
Where it sits
Hue254° of 360°
Saturation52%
Lightness48%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool76% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#583bbc
RGBrgb(88, 59, 188)
HSLhsl(254, 52%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 69%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(35.7 45.5 -63.7)
LCHlch(35.7 78.3 305.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.465 0.191 286.7)
Decimal5782460
Display P3color(display-p3 0.345 0.231 0.737)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #583bbc;
background-color: #583bbc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#583bbc] bg-[#583bbc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #583bbc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.345, green: 0.231, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#583bbc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF583BBC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(188, 59, 88)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #583bbc · 7.59:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 7.59:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 2.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #583bbc as text scores 7.59:1 on white and 2.77:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#583bbc on white: 7.59:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#583bbc on black: 2.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0057C0
deuteranopia · #0050B9
tritanopia · #305C77

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #583bbc is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F4FA
#ECE9F6
#D5CFED
#B7AAE4
#937FD7
#6F54C9
#583bbc
#49319B
#3A277C
#2D205B
#1C1439
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F6F4FADarkest = 950 · #1C1439
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F4FA;
  --brand-100: #ECE9F6;
  --brand-200: #D5CFED;
  --brand-300: #B7AAE4;
  --brand-400: #937FD7;
  --brand-500: #6F54C9;
  --brand-600: #583bbc;
  --brand-700: #49319B;
  --brand-800: #3A277C;
  --brand-900: #2D205B;
  --brand-950: #1C1439;
  --brand: #583bbc;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #583bbc

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F6F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#CAC1EB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5D4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#9F9C2D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2D1E61
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFECF9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#171424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #583bbc

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text on black or near-black surfaces
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#9FBC3B
Analogous left#3B5EBC
Analogous right#983BBC
Split-complement 1#BC983B
Split-complement 2#5EBC3B
Triadic 1#BC583B
Triadic 2#3BBC58
Tetradic#BC3B5E

RGB percentages

Red34.5%
Green23.1%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan53.2%
Magenta68.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#583bbc text on a black background

contrast 2.77:1

Card sample

#583bbc text on a white background

contrast 7.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #583bbc;
Background color
Panel with #583bbc background
background-color: #583bbc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #583bbc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(88, 59, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(88, 59, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #583bbc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #583bbc, #AE3BBC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #583bbc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#583bbc in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#583bbc, answered

What color is #583bbc?

#583bbc is a balanced vivid blue, closest to Rebecca Purple (ΔE2000 6.8). It sits at 254° on the hue wheel with 52% saturation and 48% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #583bbc?

rgb(88, 59, 188) — 88 red, 59 green and 188 blue out of 255, or 34.5% / 23.1% / 73.7% by channel.

Is #583bbc a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0883 and perceived brightness is 36%, so white text on it reaches 7.59:1.

Should I use black or white text on #583bbc?

White. It scores 7.59:1 against #583bbc, versus 2.77:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #583bbc?

#9FBC3B sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BC983B and #5EBC3B, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #583bbc?

For interface work: #F6F4FA as the surface, #CAC1EB for borders, #5D4B9B for secondary text, #9F9C2D as an accent and #2D1E61 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #3B5EBC and #983BBC stays calm, while #9FBC3B is the loudest partner.

What is #583bbc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(53%, 69%, 0%, 26%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #583bbc warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 76 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #873BBC; nudged cooler, #394BBE.

Work with #583bbc in the Color Lab