What color is #573894?

#573894 is a desaturated violet known as Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ruthless Empress?

The RGB value is 87, 56, 148: 87 red, 56 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ruthless Empress?

The complementary color is #759438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573894?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ruthless Empress color: hex code #573894

#573894 rgb(87, 56, 148)

Shades of purple

Ruthless Empress has the hex code #573894. It is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 22% green and 58% blue (87, 56, 148).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 45% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

Ruthless Empress (#573894) color codes

HEX	`#573894`
RGB	`rgb(87, 56, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 22%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 45%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 62%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 62%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.79, 35.35, -45.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.79, 58, 307.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.689, 6.992, 28.798)`
Decimal	`5716116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ruthless Empress, 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 #573894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #573894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573894; }
.text { color: #573894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 56 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573894, #853894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #573894 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #573894?: #573894 is a desaturated violet known as Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ruthless Empress?: The RGB value is 87, 56, 148: 87 red, 56 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ruthless Empress?: The complementary color is #759438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573894?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.