What color is #573354?

#573354 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 #573354?

The RGB value is 87, 51, 84: 87 red, 51 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573354?

The complementary color is #335736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573354?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573354 color

#573354 rgb(87, 51, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573354 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 20% green and 32.9% blue (87, 51, 84).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 3% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#573354 color codes

HEX	`#573354`
RGB	`rgb(87, 51, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 20%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 41%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 3%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.83, 22.07, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.83, 25.76, 328.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.714, 5.034, 9.004)`
Decimal	`5714772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573354, 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 #573354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #573354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573354; }
.text { color: #573354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 51 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573354, #573342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #573354?: #573354 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 #573354?: The RGB value is 87, 51, 84: 87 red, 51 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573354?: The complementary color is #335736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573354?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.