What color is #574559?

#574559 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574559?

The RGB value is 87, 69, 89: 87 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574559?

The complementary color is #475945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574559 color

#574559 rgb(87, 69, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574559 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 27.1% green and 34.9% blue (87, 69, 89).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#574559 color codes

HEX	`#574559`
RGB	`rgb(87, 69, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 27.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.82, 11.75, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.82, 14.77, 322.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.862, 7.004, 10.387)`
Decimal	`5719385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574559, 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 #574559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #574559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574559; }
.text { color: #574559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 69 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574559, #594551); }

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Questions

What color is #574559?: #574559 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574559?: The RGB value is 87, 69, 89: 87 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574559?: The complementary color is #475945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.