What color is #573459?

#573459 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 #573459?

The RGB value is 87, 52, 89: 87 red, 52 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573459?

The complementary color is #365934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573459?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573459 color

#573459 rgb(87, 52, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573459 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 20.4% green and 34.9% blue (87, 52, 89).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#573459 color codes

HEX	`#573459`
RGB	`rgb(87, 52, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 20.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 42%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 42%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.31, 22.53, -15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.31, 27.53, 324.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.961, 5.204, 10.087)`
Decimal	`5715033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573459, 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 #573459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #573459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573459; }
.text { color: #573459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 52 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573459, #593448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #573459?: #573459 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 #573459?: The RGB value is 87, 52, 89: 87 red, 52 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573459?: The complementary color is #365934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573459?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.