What color is #573C67?

#573C67 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 #573C67?

The RGB value is 87, 60, 103: 87 red, 60 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573C67?

The complementary color is #4C673C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573C67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573C67 color

#573C67 rgb(87, 60, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573C67 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 23.5% green and 40.4% blue (87, 60, 103).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 26% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#573C67 color codes

HEX	`#573C67`
RGB	`rgb(87, 60, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 23.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 26%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 42%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30, 20.78, -20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30, 29.32, 315.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.994, 6.237, 13.612)`
Decimal	`5717095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573C67, 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 #573C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #573C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573c67; }
.text { color: #573c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 60 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573c67, #673c61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #573C67?: #573C67 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 #573C67?: The RGB value is 87, 60, 103: 87 red, 60 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573C67?: The complementary color is #4C673C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573C67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.