What color is #57405E?

#57405E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57405E?

The RGB value is 87, 64, 94: 87 red, 64 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57405E?

The complementary color is #475E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57405E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57405E color

#57405E rgb(87, 64, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57405E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 25.1% green and 36.9% blue (87, 64, 94).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#57405E color codes

HEX	`#57405E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 64, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 25.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.64, 16.08, -13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.64, 21.28, 319.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.784, 6.501, 11.432)`
Decimal	`5718110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57405E, 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 #57405E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57405E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #57405E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57405e; }
.text { color: #57405e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57405e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 64 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57405e, #5e4056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57405E?: #57405E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57405E?: The RGB value is 87, 64, 94: 87 red, 64 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57405E?: The complementary color is #475E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57405E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.