What color is #573A78?

#573A78 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573A78?

The RGB value is 87, 58, 120: 87 red, 58 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573A78?

The complementary color is #5B783A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573A78 color

#573A78 rgb(87, 58, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573A78 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 22.7% green and 47.1% blue (87, 58, 120).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 35% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy (#583580), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#573A78 color codes

HEX	`#573A78`
RGB	`rgb(87, 58, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 22.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 35%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 52%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 52%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.42, 26.39, -30.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.42, 40.57, 310.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.833, 6.408, 18.537)`
Decimal	`5716600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573A78, 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 #573A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #573A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573a78; }
.text { color: #573a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 58 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573a78, #763a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #573A78?: #573A78 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573A78?: The RGB value is 87, 58, 120: 87 red, 58 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573A78?: The complementary color is #5B783A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.