What color is #573F7B?

#573F7B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color In the Vines. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #573F7B?

The RGB value is 87, 63, 123: 87 red, 63 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #573F7B?

The complementary color is #637B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #573F7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#573F7B color

#573F7B rgb(87, 63, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #573F7B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 24.7% green and 48.2% blue (87, 63, 123).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is In the Vines (#5C457B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#573F7B color codes

HEX	`#573F7B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 63, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 24.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 49%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 49%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, 24.08, -30.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 38.82, 308.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.282, 7.011, 19.599)`
Decimal	`5717883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #573F7B, 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 #573F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#573F7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #573F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #573f7b; }
.text { color: #573f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #573f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 63 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #573f7b, #753f7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #573F7B?: #573F7B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color In the Vines. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #573F7B?: The RGB value is 87, 63, 123: 87 red, 63 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #573F7B?: The complementary color is #637B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #573F7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.