What color is #57415F?

#57415F 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 #57415F?

The RGB value is 87, 65, 95: 87 red, 65 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57415F?

The complementary color is #495F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57415F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57415F color

#57415F rgb(87, 65, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57415F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 25.5% green and 37.3% blue (87, 65, 95).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#57415F color codes

HEX	`#57415F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 65, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 25.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 32%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.96, 15.68, -14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.96, 21.08, 318.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.886, 6.633, 11.689)`
Decimal	`5718367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57415F, 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 #57415F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57415F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #57415F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57415f; }
.text { color: #57415f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57415f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 65 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57415f, #5f4158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57415F?: #57415F 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 #57415F?: The RGB value is 87, 65, 95: 87 red, 65 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57415F?: The complementary color is #495F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57415F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.