What color is #574E92?

#574E92 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574E92?

The RGB value is 87, 78, 146: 87 red, 78 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574E92?

The complementary color is #89924E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574E92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574E92 color

#574E92 rgb(87, 78, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #574E92 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 30.6% green and 57.3% blue (87, 78, 146).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 30% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#574E92 color codes

HEX	`#574E92`
RGB	`rgb(87, 78, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 30.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 30%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 47%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 47%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.02, 21.18, -36.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.02, 42.1, 300.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.842, 9.55, 28.408)`
Decimal	`5721746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574E92, 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 #574E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #574E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574e92; }
.text { color: #574e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 78 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574e92, #794e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #574E92?: #574E92 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574E92?: The RGB value is 87, 78, 146: 87 red, 78 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574E92?: The complementary color is #89924E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574E92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.