What color is #57314E?

#57314E 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 #57314E?

The RGB value is 87, 49, 78: 87 red, 49 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57314E?

The complementary color is #31573A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57314E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57314E color

#57314E rgb(87, 49, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57314E is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 19.2% green and 30.6% blue (87, 49, 78).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#57314E color codes

HEX	`#57314E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 49, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 19.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 44%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.08, 22.08, -10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.08, 24.44, 334.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.404, 4.773, 7.79)`
Decimal	`5714254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57314E, 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 #57314E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57314E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #57314E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57314e; }
.text { color: #57314e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57314e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 49 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57314e, #57313b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57314E?: #57314E 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 #57314E?: The RGB value is 87, 49, 78: 87 red, 49 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57314E?: The complementary color is #31573A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57314E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.