What color is #574462?

#574462 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574462?

The RGB value is 87, 68, 98: 87 red, 68 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574462?

The complementary color is #4F6244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574462 color

#574462 rgb(87, 68, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574462 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 26.7% green and 38.4% blue (87, 68, 98).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#574462 color codes

HEX	`#574462`
RGB	`rgb(87, 68, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 26.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 31%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.9, 14.47, -14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.9, 20.53, 314.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.202, 7.042, 12.48)`
Decimal	`5719138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574462, 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 #574462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #574462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574462; }
.text { color: #574462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 68 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574462, #62445e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574462?: #574462 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574462?: The RGB value is 87, 68, 98: 87 red, 68 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574462?: The complementary color is #4F6244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.