What color is #57446A?

#57446A is a dark, grayish violet known as Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Haunted Candelabra?

The RGB value is 87, 68, 106: 87 red, 68 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Haunted Candelabra?

The complementary color is #576A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57446A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Haunted Candelabra color: hex code #57446A

#57446A rgb(87, 68, 106)

Shades of purple

Haunted Candelabra has the hex code #57446A. It is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.7% green and 41.6% blue (87, 68, 106).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

Haunted Candelabra (#57446A) color codes

HEX	`#57446A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 68, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.26, 16.44, -19.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.26, 25.19, 310.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.599, 7.201, 14.57)`
Decimal	`5719146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Haunted Candelabra, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #57446A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57446A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #57446A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57446a; }
.text { color: #57446a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57446a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 68 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57446a, #6a446a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

See #57446A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #57446A?: #57446A is a dark, grayish violet known as Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Haunted Candelabra?: The RGB value is 87, 68, 106: 87 red, 68 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Haunted Candelabra?: The complementary color is #576A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57446A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.