What color is #57385D?

#57385D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57385D?

The RGB value is 87, 56, 93: 87 red, 56 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57385D?

The complementary color is #3E5D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57385D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57385D color

#57385D rgb(87, 56, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57385D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 22% green and 36.5% blue (87, 56, 93).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% 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 9.86:1).

#57385D color codes

HEX	`#57385D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 56, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 22%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 40%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.5, 20.93, -16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.5, 26.7, 321.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.32, 5.645, 11.058)`
Decimal	`5716061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57385D, 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 #57385D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57385D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #57385D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57385d; }
.text { color: #57385d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57385d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 56 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57385d, #5d3851); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57385D?: #57385D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57385D?: The RGB value is 87, 56, 93: 87 red, 56 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57385D?: The complementary color is #3E5D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57385D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.