What color is #57336F?

#57336F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57336F?

The RGB value is 87, 51, 111: 87 red, 51 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57336F?

The complementary color is #4B6F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57336F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57336F color

#57336F rgb(87, 51, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57336F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 20% green and 43.5% blue (87, 51, 111).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#57336F color codes

HEX	`#57336F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 51, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 20%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 54%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.23, 28.34, -28.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.23, 40.26, 314.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.983, 5.542, 15.685)`
Decimal	`5714799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57336F, 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 #57336F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57336F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #57336F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57336f; }
.text { color: #57336f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57336f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 51 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57336f, #6f3369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #57336F?: #57336F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57336F?: The RGB value is 87, 51, 111: 87 red, 51 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57336F?: The complementary color is #4B6F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57336F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.