What color is #57315A?

#57315A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57315A?

The RGB value is 87, 49, 90: 87 red, 49 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57315A?

The complementary color is #345A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57315A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57315A color

#57315A rgb(87, 49, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57315A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 19.2% green and 35.3% blue (87, 49, 90).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#57315A color codes

HEX	`#57315A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 49, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 19.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 46%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 46%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.62, 24.59, -17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.62, 30.21, 324.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.874, 4.961, 10.266)`
Decimal	`5714266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57315A, 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 #57315A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57315A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #57315A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57315a; }
.text { color: #57315a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57315a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 49 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57315a, #5a3149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #57315A?: #57315A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57315A?: The RGB value is 87, 49, 90: 87 red, 49 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57315A?: The complementary color is #345A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57315A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.