What color is #573A67?

#573A67 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 #573A67?

The RGB value is 87, 58, 103: 87 red, 58 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573A67?

The complementary color is #4A673A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573A67 color

#573A67 rgb(87, 58, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573A67 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 22.7% green and 40.4% blue (87, 58, 103).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 28% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% 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 9.52:1).

#573A67 color codes

HEX	`#573A67`
RGB	`rgb(87, 58, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 22.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 28%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 44%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 44%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, 22.04, -21.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 30.78, 315.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.891, 6.032, 13.578)`
Decimal	`5716583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573A67, 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 #573A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #573A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573a67; }
.text { color: #573a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 58 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573a67, #673a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #573A67?: #573A67 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 #573A67?: The RGB value is 87, 58, 103: 87 red, 58 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573A67?: The complementary color is #4A673A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.