What color is #573B5D?

#573B5D 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 #573B5D?

The RGB value is 87, 59, 93: 87 red, 59 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573B5D?

The complementary color is #415D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573B5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573B5D color

#573B5D rgb(87, 59, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573B5D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.1% green and 36.5% blue (87, 59, 93).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#573B5D color codes

HEX	`#573B5D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 59, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 37%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.27, 19.03, -15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.27, 24.48, 321.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.47, 5.945, 11.108)`
Decimal	`5716829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573B5D, 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 #573B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #573B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573b5d; }
.text { color: #573b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 59 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573b5d, #5d3b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #573B5D?: #573B5D 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 #573B5D?: The RGB value is 87, 59, 93: 87 red, 59 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573B5D?: The complementary color is #415D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573B5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.