What color is #574157?

#574157 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 #574157?

The RGB value is 87, 65, 87: 87 red, 65 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574157?

The complementary color is #415741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574157?

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.

#574157 color

#574157 rgb(87, 65, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574157 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 25.5% green and 34.1% blue (87, 65, 87).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#574157 color codes

HEX	`#574157`
RGB	`rgb(87, 65, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 25.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 25%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.63, 13.86, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.63, 16.78, 325.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.541, 6.495, 9.871)`
Decimal	`5718359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574157, 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 #574157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574157 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 #574157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574157; }
.text { color: #574157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 65 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574157, #57414c); }

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Questions

What color is #574157?: #574157 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 #574157?: The RGB value is 87, 65, 87: 87 red, 65 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574157?: The complementary color is #415741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574157?: 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.