What color is #574563?

#574563 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 #574563?

The RGB value is 87, 69, 99: 87 red, 69 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574563?

The complementary color is #516345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574563 color

#574563 rgb(87, 69, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574563 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 27.1% green and 38.8% blue (87, 69, 99).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#574563 color codes

HEX	`#574563`
RGB	`rgb(87, 69, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 27.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 30%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.22, 14.07, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.22, 20.36, 313.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.31, 7.183, 12.751)`
Decimal	`5719395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574563, 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 #574563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #574563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574563; }
.text { color: #574563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 69 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574563, #634560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574563?: #574563 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 #574563?: The RGB value is 87, 69, 99: 87 red, 69 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574563?: The complementary color is #516345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.