What color is #572957?

#572957 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572957?

The RGB value is 87, 41, 87: 87 red, 41 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572957?

The complementary color is #295729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572957 color

#572957 rgb(87, 41, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #572957 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 16.1% green and 34.1% blue (87, 41, 87).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 36% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#572957 color codes

HEX	`#572957`
RGB	`rgb(87, 41, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 16.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 36%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 53%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.64, 28.7, -18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.64, 34.23, 326.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.444, 4.301, 9.506)`
Decimal	`5712215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572957, 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 #572957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #572957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572957; }
.text { color: #572957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 41 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572957, #572940); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #572957?: #572957 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572957?: The RGB value is 87, 41, 87: 87 red, 41 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572957?: The complementary color is #295729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.