What color is #571A63?

#571A63 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #571A63?

The RGB value is 87, 26, 99: 87 red, 26 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #571A63?

The complementary color is #26631A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #571A63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#571A63 color

#571A63 rgb(87, 26, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #571A63 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 10.2% green and 38.8% blue (87, 26, 99).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 58% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#571A63 color codes

HEX	`#571A63`
RGB	`rgb(87, 26, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 10.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 58%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 74%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 74%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.54, 38.91, -29.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.54, 49.06, 322.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.552, 3.666, 12.165)`
Decimal	`5708387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #571A63, 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 #571A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#571A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #571A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #571a63; }
.text { color: #571a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #571a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 26 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #571a63, #631a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #571A63?: #571A63 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #571A63?: The RGB value is 87, 26, 99: 87 red, 26 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #571A63?: The complementary color is #26631A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #571A63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.