What color is #572E6C?

#572E6C is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #572E6C?

The RGB value is 87, 46, 108: 87 red, 46 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #572E6C?

The complementary color is #436C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #572E6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#572E6C color

#572E6C rgb(87, 46, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #572E6C is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 18% green and 42.4% blue (87, 46, 108).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 40% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522A6F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#572E6C color codes

HEX	`#572E6C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 46, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 18%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 40%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 57%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 57%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.91, 30.56, -28.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.91, 41.96, 316.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.614, 5.063, 14.761)`
Decimal	`5713516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #572E6C, 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 #572E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#572E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #572E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #572e6c; }
.text { color: #572e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #572e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 46 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #572e6c, #6c2e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #572E6C?: #572E6C is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #572E6C?: The RGB value is 87, 46, 108: 87 red, 46 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #572E6C?: The complementary color is #436C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #572E6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.