What color is #573F58?

#573F58 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573F58?

The RGB value is 87, 63, 88: 87 red, 63 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573F58?

The complementary color is #40583F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573F58 color

#573F58 rgb(87, 63, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573F58 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 24.7% green and 34.5% blue (87, 63, 88).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#573F58 color codes

HEX	`#573F58`
RGB	`rgb(87, 63, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 24.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 28%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.12, 15.36, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.12, 18.81, 324.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.469, 6.286, 10.05)`
Decimal	`5717848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573F58, 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 #573F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #573F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573f58; }
.text { color: #573f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 63 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573f58, #583f4d); }

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Questions

What color is #573F58?: #573F58 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573F58?: The RGB value is 87, 63, 88: 87 red, 63 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573F58?: The complementary color is #40583F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.