What color is #574373?

#574373 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574373?

The RGB value is 87, 67, 115: 87 red, 67 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574373?

The complementary color is #5F7343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574373?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574373 color

#574373 rgb(87, 67, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574373 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.3% green and 45.1% blue (87, 67, 115).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#574373 color codes

HEX	`#574373`
RGB	`rgb(87, 67, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 42%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 42%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.43, 19.4, -24.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.43, 31.25, 308.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.031, 7.278, 17.145)`
Decimal	`5718899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574373, 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 #574373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #574373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574373; }
.text { color: #574373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 67 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574373, #6f4373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #574373?: #574373 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574373?: The RGB value is 87, 67, 115: 87 red, 67 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574373?: The complementary color is #5F7343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574373?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.