What color is #572E89?

#572E89 is a dark, desaturated violet known as Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Night Fever?

The RGB value is 87, 46, 137: 87 red, 46 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Night Fever?

The complementary color is #60892E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572E89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Night Fever color: hex code #572E89

#572E89 rgb(87, 46, 137)

Shades of purple

Night Fever has the hex code #572E89. It is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 18% green and 53.7% blue (87, 46, 137).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 50% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

Night Fever (#572E89) color codes

HEX	`#572E89`
RGB	`rgb(87, 46, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 18%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 50%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 66%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 66%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.87, 38.01, -43.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.87, 58.09, 310.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.422, 5.786, 24.283)`
Decimal	`5713545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Night Fever, 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 #572E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #572E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572e89; }
.text { color: #572e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 46 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572e89, #842e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #572E89 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #572E89?: #572E89 is a dark, desaturated violet known as Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Night Fever?: The RGB value is 87, 46, 137: 87 red, 46 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Night Fever?: The complementary color is #60892E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572E89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.