What color is #574769?

#574769 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 #574769?

The RGB value is 87, 71, 105: 87 red, 71 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574769?

The complementary color is #596947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574769?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574769 color

#574769 rgb(87, 71, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #574769 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 27.8% green and 41.2% blue (87, 71, 105).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#574769 color codes

HEX	`#574769`
RGB	`rgb(87, 71, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 27.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 32%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.03, 14.27, -17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.03, 22.4, 309.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.733, 7.553, 14.36)`
Decimal	`5719913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574769, 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 #574769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #574769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574769; }
.text { color: #574769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 71 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574769, #684769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #574769?: #574769 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 #574769?: The RGB value is 87, 71, 105: 87 red, 71 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574769?: The complementary color is #596947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574769?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.