What color is #574B7C?

#574B7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574B7C?

The RGB value is 87, 75, 124: 87 red, 75 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574B7C?

The complementary color is #707C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574B7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574B7C color

#574B7C rgb(87, 75, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #574B7C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29.4% green and 48.6% blue (87, 75, 124).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#574B7C color codes

HEX	`#574B7C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 75, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 40%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, 16.74, -26.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 30.96, 302.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.084, 8.513, 20.177)`
Decimal	`5720956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574B7C, 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 #574B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #574B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574b7c; }
.text { color: #574b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 75 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574b7c, #704b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #574B7C?: #574B7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574B7C?: The RGB value is 87, 75, 124: 87 red, 75 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574B7C?: The complementary color is #707C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574B7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.