What color is #574367?

#574367 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574367?

The RGB value is 87, 67, 103: 87 red, 67 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574367?

The complementary color is #536743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574367?

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.

#574367 color

#574367 rgb(87, 67, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574367 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.3% green and 40.4% blue (87, 67, 103).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#574367 color codes

HEX	`#574367`
RGB	`rgb(87, 67, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 35%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.85, 16.33, -17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.85, 24.17, 312.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.385, 7.02, 13.743)`
Decimal	`5718887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574367, 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 #574367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574367 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 #574367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574367; }
.text { color: #574367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 67 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574367, #674365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574367?: #574367 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574367?: The RGB value is 87, 67, 103: 87 red, 67 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574367?: The complementary color is #536743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574367?: 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.