What color is #574C7F?

#574C7F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574C7F?

The RGB value is 87, 76, 127: 87 red, 76 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574C7F?

The complementary color is #747F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574C7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574C7F color

#574C7F rgb(87, 76, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #574C7F is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 29.8% green and 49.8% blue (87, 76, 127).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#574C7F color codes

HEX	`#574C7F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 76, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 29.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 40%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 40%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, 16.94, -27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 32.07, 301.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.345, 8.727, 21.214)`
Decimal	`5721215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574C7F, 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 #574C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #574C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574c7f; }
.text { color: #574c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 76 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574c7f, #714c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #574C7F?: #574C7F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574C7F?: The RGB value is 87, 76, 127: 87 red, 76 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574C7F?: The complementary color is #747F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574C7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.