What color is #572BCA?

#572BCA is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blurple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572BCA?

The RGB value is 87, 43, 202: 87 red, 43 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572BCA?

The complementary color is #9ECA2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572BCA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572BCA color

#572BCA rgb(87, 43, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #572BCA is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 16.9% green and 79.2% blue (87, 43, 202).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 65% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Blurple (#5539CC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#572BCA color codes

HEX	`#572BCA`
RGB	`rgb(87, 43, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 16.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 65%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 79%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 79%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.02, 57.29, -74.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.02, 94.04, 307.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.452, 8.017, 56.599)`
Decimal	`5712842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572BCA, 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 #572BCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572BCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #572BCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572bca; }
.text { color: #572bca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572bca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 43 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572bca, #a62bca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Grape.

Questions

What color is #572BCA?: #572BCA is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blurple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572BCA?: The RGB value is 87, 43, 202: 87 red, 43 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572BCA?: The complementary color is #9ECA2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572BCA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.