What color is #573054?

#573054 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573054?

The RGB value is 87, 48, 84: 87 red, 48 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573054?

The complementary color is #305733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573054 color

#573054 rgb(87, 48, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573054 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 18.8% green and 32.9% blue (87, 48, 84).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 29% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 3% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#573054 color codes

HEX	`#573054`
RGB	`rgb(87, 48, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 18.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 29%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 45%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 3%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.1, 23.92, -14.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.1, 27.92, 328.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.588, 4.781, 8.962)`
Decimal	`5714004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573054, 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 #573054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #573054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573054; }
.text { color: #573054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 48 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573054, #573040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #573054?: #573054 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573054?: The RGB value is 87, 48, 84: 87 red, 48 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573054?: The complementary color is #305733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.