What color is #573552?

#573552 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573552?

The RGB value is 87, 53, 82: 87 red, 53 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573552?

The complementary color is #35573A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573552?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573552 color

#573552 rgb(87, 53, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573552 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 20.8% green and 32.2% blue (87, 53, 82).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 6% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#573552 color codes

HEX	`#573552`
RGB	`rgb(87, 53, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 20.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 39%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 6%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.25, 20.41, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.25, 23.35, 330.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.726, 5.182, 8.627)`
Decimal	`5715282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573552, 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 #573552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #573552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573552; }
.text { color: #573552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 53 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573552, #573541); }

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Questions

What color is #573552?: #573552 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573552?: The RGB value is 87, 53, 82: 87 red, 53 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573552?: The complementary color is #35573A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573552?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.