What color is #57269B?

#57269B is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57269B?

The RGB value is 87, 38, 155: 87 red, 38 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57269B?

The complementary color is #6A9B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57269B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57269B color

#57269B rgb(87, 38, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57269B is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 14.9% green and 60.8% blue (87, 38, 155).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 61% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Wild Violet (#63209B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#57269B color codes

HEX	`#57269B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 38, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 14.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 61%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 75%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 75%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.85, 46.9, -55.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.85, 72.31, 310.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.538, 5.779, 31.564)`
Decimal	`5711515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57269B, 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 #57269B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57269B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #57269B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57269b; }
.text { color: #57269b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57269b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 38 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57269b, #91269b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #57269B?: #57269B is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57269B?: The RGB value is 87, 38, 155: 87 red, 38 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57269B?: The complementary color is #6A9B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57269B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.