What color is #570455?

#570455 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #570455?

The RGB value is 87, 4, 85: 87 red, 4 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #570455?

The complementary color is #045706, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #570455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#570455 color

#570455 rgb(87, 4, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #570455 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 1.6% green and 33.3% blue (87, 4, 85).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 91% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 2% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cloak and Dagger (#550055), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#570455 color codes

HEX	`#570455`
RGB	`rgb(87, 4, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 1.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 91%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 95%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 2%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.1, 43.44, -26.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.1, 50.66, 329.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.614, 2.769, 8.831)`
Decimal	`5702741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #570455, 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 #570455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#570455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #570455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #570455; }
.text { color: #570455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #570455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 4 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #570455, #57042c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #570455?: #570455 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #570455?: The RGB value is 87, 4, 85: 87 red, 4 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #570455?: The complementary color is #045706, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #570455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.