What color is #57134F?

#57134F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57134F?

The RGB value is 87, 19, 79: 87 red, 19 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57134F?

The complementary color is #13571B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57134F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57134F color

#57134F rgb(87, 19, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57134F is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 7.5% green and 31% blue (87, 19, 79).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 64% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#57134F color codes

HEX	`#57134F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 19, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 7.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 64%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 78%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.27, 37.93, -20.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.27, 42.94, 332.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.575, 3.057, 7.692)`
Decimal	`5706575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57134F, 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 #57134F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57134F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #57134F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57134f; }
.text { color: #57134f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57134f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 19 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57134f, #57132d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #57134F?: #57134F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57134F?: The RGB value is 87, 19, 79: 87 red, 19 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57134F?: The complementary color is #13571B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57134F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.