What color is #572661?

#572661 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572661?

The RGB value is 87, 38, 97: 87 red, 38 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572661?

The complementary color is #306126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572661 color

#572661 rgb(87, 38, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #572661 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 14.9% green and 38% blue (87, 38, 97).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#572661 color codes

HEX	`#572661`
RGB	`rgb(87, 38, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 14.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 61%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 61%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.56, 32.53, -25.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.56, 41.24, 322.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.781, 4.276, 11.775)`
Decimal	`5711457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572661, 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 #572661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #572661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572661; }
.text { color: #572661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 38 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572661, #61264d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #572661?: #572661 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572661?: The RGB value is 87, 38, 97: 87 red, 38 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572661?: The complementary color is #306126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.