What color is #57466C?

#57466C 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 #57466C?

The RGB value is 87, 70, 108: 87 red, 70 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57466C?

The complementary color is #5B6C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57466C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57466C color

#57466C rgb(87, 70, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57466C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 27.5% green and 42.4% blue (87, 70, 108).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% 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 8.41:1).

#57466C color codes

HEX	`#57466C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 70, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 27.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.9, 15.67, -19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.9, 24.91, 308.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.827, 7.489, 15.165)`
Decimal	`5719660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57466C, 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 #57466C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57466C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #57466C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57466c; }
.text { color: #57466c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57466c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 70 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57466c, #6a466c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #57466C?: #57466C 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 #57466C?: The RGB value is 87, 70, 108: 87 red, 70 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57466C?: The complementary color is #5B6C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57466C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.